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EN AC-46100 Aluminum vs. CC755S Brass

EN AC-46100 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while CC755S brass belongs to the copper 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 EN AC-46100 aluminum and the bottom bar is CC755S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 91
110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
100
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
9.5
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 550
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
820
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
780
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 90
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
23
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 1030
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3
33
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 34
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 80.4 to 88.5
0.4 to 0.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
59.5 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.1
0.050 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
1.2 to 1.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.45
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 10 to 12
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.3
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.7
35.8 to 38.9
Residuals, % 0 to 0.25
0