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CC754S Brass vs. EN AC-46100 Aluminum

CC754S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-46100 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 CC754S brass and the bottom bar is EN AC-46100 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 90
91
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
73
Elongation at Break, % 11
1.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
28
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
550
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 830
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 780
540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 95
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 30
90

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
10
Density, g/cm3 8.1
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
7.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
1030

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 29
2.3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
34
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 31
44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.8
80.4 to 88.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 57 to 63
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 1.1
Lead (Pb), % 0.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
10 to 12
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 30.2 to 42.5
0 to 1.7
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25