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C49300 Brass vs. EN AC-48100 Aluminum

C49300 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-48100 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 C49300 brass and the bottom bar is EN AC-48100 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
76
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 20
1.1
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
29
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 520
240 to 330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 410
190 to 300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
640
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 88
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
87

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
11
Density, g/cm3 8.0
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
7.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
940

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 71
2.3 to 3.6
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 800
250 to 580
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 18
24 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
31 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 29
55
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
11 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
72.1 to 79.8
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
4.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.25 to 0.65
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
16 to 18
Tin (Sn), % 1.0 to 1.8
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 30.6 to 40.5
0 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25