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EN AC-51500 Aluminum vs. C41500 Brass

EN AC-51500 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C41500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 C41500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
110
Elongation at Break, % 5.6
2.0 to 42
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
340 to 560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
190 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 430
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 88
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
30
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13
11 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
160 to 1340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
11 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
12 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 49
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
12 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 89.8 to 93.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
89 to 93
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.7 to 6.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.8 to 2.6
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.5 to 2.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
4.2 to 9.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5