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C85900 Brass vs. EN AC-21200 Aluminum

C85900 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-21200 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 C85900 brass and the bottom bar is EN AC-21200 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 85
120 to 130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
71
Elongation at Break, % 30
3.9 to 6.2
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
410 to 440
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
270 to 360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 830
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 790
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 89
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
10
Density, g/cm3 8.0
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
16 to 22
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
500 to 930
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
38 to 40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
41 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 29
49
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
18 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.1 to 0.6
93.3 to 95.7
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
4.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0 to 0.030
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.15 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0.2 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0.1 to 0.65
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 31 to 41
0 to 0.1
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1