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C37100 Brass vs. EN AC-44500 Aluminum

C37100 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-44500 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 C37100 brass and the bottom bar is EN AC-44500 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
72
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 40
1.1
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 520
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 390
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
570
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
590
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 30
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.0
2.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
1050

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 38 to 120
2.6
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 750
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
55
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 18
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 18
36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
57
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 17
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
83.7 to 89.5
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0.6 to 1.2
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.55
Silicon (Si), % 0
10.5 to 13.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 36.3 to 41.4
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25