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C32000 Brass vs. EN AC-44500 Aluminum

C32000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-44500 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-44500 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
72
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 29
1.1
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 470
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 78 to 390
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
570
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
590
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.7
2.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1050

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 59
2.6
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 28 to 680
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
55
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.8 to 15
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
57
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5 to 16
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
83.7 to 89.5
Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 86.5
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.2
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
10.5 to 13.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 10.6 to 15
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25