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C36200 Brass vs. EN AC-45400 Aluminum

C36200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-45400 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-45400 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
72
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 53
6.7
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 420
260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 360
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
470
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
95

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
10
Density, g/cm3 8.2
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
1100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 74 to 140
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 89 to 630
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 14
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 15
32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
54
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 14
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
88.4 to 92.9
Copper (Cu), % 60 to 63
2.6 to 3.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.6
Lead (Pb), % 3.5 to 4.5
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0
4.5 to 6.0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 32.4 to 36.5
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15