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EN AC-42200 Aluminum vs. C68800 Brass

EN AC-42200 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C68800 brass belongs to the copper 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 EN AC-42200 aluminum and the bottom bar is C68800 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 6.7
2.0 to 36
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320
570 to 890
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 260
390 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
960
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
18
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
26
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.0 to 20
16 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 410 to 490
710 to 2860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34 to 35
19 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40 to 41
19 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 66
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
19 to 30

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91 to 93.1
3.0 to 3.8
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.25 to 0.55
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
70.8 to 75.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.19
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.45 to 0.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 6.5 to 7.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
21.3 to 24.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5