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C32000 Brass vs. EN AC-43500 Aluminum

C32000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-43500 aluminum belongs to the aluminum 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 C32000 brass and the bottom bar is EN AC-43500 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
72
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 29
4.5 to 13
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 470
220 to 300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 78 to 390
140 to 170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
550
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
38
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.7
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1070

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 59
12 to 26
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 28 to 680
130 to 200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
54
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.8 to 15
24 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
32 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
60
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5 to 16
10 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
86.4 to 90.5
Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 86.5
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.2
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.1 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.4 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
9.0 to 11.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 10.6 to 15
0 to 0.070
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15