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C42200 Brass vs. EN AC-51100 Aluminum

C42200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-51100 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 C42200 brass and the bottom bar is EN AC-51100 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
68
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 46
4.5
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 610
160
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 570
80

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 31
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 32
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.6
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
8.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 110
6.0
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 49 to 1460
47
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.5 to 19
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 18
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
53
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 21
7.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
94.5 to 97.5
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.55
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.35
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.55
Tin (Sn), % 0.8 to 1.4
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 8.7 to 13.2
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15