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EN AC-51300 Aluminum vs. CC762S Brass

EN AC-51300 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while CC762S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN AC-51300 aluminum and the bottom bar is CC762S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 65
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.7
7.3
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190
840
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 31
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
24
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.1
54
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 87
1290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 45
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6
27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.4 to 95.5
3.0 to 7.0
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
57 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.55
1.5 to 4.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.5 to 6.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.45
2.5 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 3.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
13.4 to 36
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0