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C36200 Brass vs. EN AC-42000 Aluminum

C36200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-42000 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-42000 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
70
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 53
1.1 to 2.4
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 420
170 to 270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 360
95 to 230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
38
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.2
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
1110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 74 to 140
2.8 to 5.7
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 89 to 630
64 to 370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 14
18 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 15
26 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
66
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 14
7.9 to 12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
89.9 to 93.3
Copper (Cu), % 60 to 63
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.55
Lead (Pb), % 3.5 to 4.5
0 to 0.15
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.2 to 0.65
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0
6.5 to 7.5
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 32.4 to 36.5
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15