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C49300 Brass vs. EN AC-51500 Aluminum

C49300 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-51500 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-51500 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
68
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 20
5.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 520
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 410
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 88
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
88

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.0
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 71
13
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 800
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
52
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 18
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 29
49
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
89.8 to 93.1
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
4.7 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0.4 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
1.8 to 2.6
Tin (Sn), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 30.6 to 40.5
0 to 0.070
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15