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EN AC-45100 Aluminum vs. C37100 Brass

EN AC-45100 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C37100 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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-45100 aluminum and the bottom bar is C37100 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
100
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 2.8
8.0 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 360
370 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 320
150 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 95
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
23
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 1100
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.5 to 7.6
38 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290 to 710
110 to 750
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 35
13 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 39
14 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
12 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88 to 92.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.6 to 3.6
58 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0.6 to 1.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.15 to 0.45
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 6.0
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
36.3 to 41.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4