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EN AC-51500 Aluminum vs. C36000 Brass

EN AC-51500 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C36000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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-51500 aluminum and the bottom bar is C36000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
100
Elongation at Break, % 5.6
5.8 to 23
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
330 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
140 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 430
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 88
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
23
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13
25 to 62
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
89 to 340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
11 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
13 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 49
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
11 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 89.8 to 93.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
60 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0
2.5 to 3.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.7 to 6.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.8 to 2.6
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
32.5 to 37.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5