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EN AC-44400 Aluminum vs. C44500 Brass

EN AC-44400 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C44500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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-44400 aluminum and the bottom bar is C44500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 540
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
26
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 1080
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 85
65
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 54
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.1 to 92
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
70 to 73
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.65
0 to 0.060
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.070
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.020 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 8.0 to 11
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0.9 to 1.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
25.2 to 29.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4