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C37100 Brass vs. EN AC-46000 Aluminum

C37100 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-46000 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-46000 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
73
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 40
1.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
28
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
530
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 30
82

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
10
Density, g/cm3 8.0
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
7.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
1040

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 38 to 120
2.3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 750
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 18
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 18
33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 17
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
79.7 to 90
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
2.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.3
Lead (Pb), % 0.6 to 1.2
0 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.050 to 0.55
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.55
Silicon (Si), % 0
8.0 to 11
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 36.3 to 41.4
0 to 1.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25