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CC752S Brass vs. EN AC-45100 Aluminum

CC752S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-45100 aluminum belongs to the aluminum 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 CC752S brass and the bottom bar is EN AC-45100 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 100
97 to 130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
72
Elongation at Break, % 8.4
1.0 to 2.8
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
300 to 360
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
210 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
470
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 840
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 800
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
95

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
10
Density, g/cm3 8.1
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
1100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 25
3.5 to 7.6
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
290 to 710
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
30 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
35 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 35
54
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.3 to 0.7
88 to 92.8
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.14
0
Arsenic (As), % 0.040 to 0.14
0
Copper (Cu), % 61.5 to 64.5
2.6 to 3.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.6
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.2
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.020
4.5 to 6.0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 31.5 to 36.7
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15