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C34500 Brass vs. EN AC-45000 Aluminum

C34500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-45000 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 C34500 brass and the bottom bar is EN AC-45000 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
73
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 28
1.1
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 430
180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 180
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
470
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 910
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
520
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
81

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
11
Density, g/cm3 8.2
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
1070

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 42 to 75
1.7
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 69 to 160
80
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
47
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 15
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 16
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 14
8.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
82.2 to 91.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 62 to 65
3.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.55
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.2 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.45
Silicon (Si), % 0
5.0 to 7.0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 32 to 36.5
0 to 2.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.35