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C36200 Brass vs. EN AC-46300 Aluminum

C36200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-46300 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-46300 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
73
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
200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 360
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
490
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
84

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
10
Density, g/cm3 8.2
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
1060

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 74 to 140
1.9
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 89 to 630
89
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 14
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 15
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 14
9.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
84 to 90
Copper (Cu), % 60 to 63
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 3.5 to 4.5
0 to 0.15
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.2 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0
6.5 to 8.0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 32.4 to 36.5
0 to 0.65
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.55