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EN AC-44300 Aluminum vs. C23000 Brass

EN AC-44300 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C23000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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-44300 aluminum and the bottom bar is C23000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
2.9 to 47
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
280 to 590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
83 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
37
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
39

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
28
Density, g/cm3 2.5
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 1050
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.6
6.2 to 260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
31 to 1040
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 55
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
8.9 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
11 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
9.4 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 84.3 to 89.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
84 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0
Silicon (Si), % 10.5 to 13.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
13.7 to 16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2