MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

C36200 Brass vs. EN AC-43200 Aluminum

C36200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-43200 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-43200 aluminum.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
72
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 53
1.1
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 420
190 to 260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 360
97 to 220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
540
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
120

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
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
1070

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 74 to 140
1.8 to 2.7
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 89 to 630
66 to 330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
54
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 14
20 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 15
28 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 14
8.8 to 12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
86.1 to 90.8
Copper (Cu), % 60 to 63
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.65
Lead (Pb), % 3.5 to 4.5
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.2 to 0.45
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0
9.0 to 11
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 32.4 to 36.5
0 to 0.35
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15