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C36200 Brass vs. EN AC-21200 Aluminum

C36200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-21200 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 C36200 brass and the bottom bar is EN AC-21200 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
71
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 53
3.9 to 6.2
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 420
410 to 440
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 360
270 to 360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
10
Density, g/cm3 8.2
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 74 to 140
16 to 22
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 89 to 630
500 to 930
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 14
38 to 40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 15
41 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
49
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 14
18 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
93.3 to 95.7
Copper (Cu), % 60 to 63
4.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 3.5 to 4.5
0 to 0.030
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.15 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 32.4 to 36.5
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1