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C36200 Brass vs. EN AC-44000 Aluminum

C36200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-44000 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-44000 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
71
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 53
7.3
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 420
180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 360
86

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
560
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
590
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
36
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.2
2.5
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
11
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 89 to 630
51
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
55
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 14
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 15
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
61
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 14
8.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
87.1 to 90
Copper (Cu), % 60 to 63
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.19
Lead (Pb), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.45
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0
10 to 11.8
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 32.4 to 36.5
0 to 0.070
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1