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C26000 Brass vs. EN AC-45100 Aluminum

C26000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-45100 aluminum belongs to the aluminum 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 C26000 brass and the bottom bar is EN AC-45100 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
72
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 66
1.0 to 2.8
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 680
300 to 360
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 570
210 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
470
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
95

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
10
Density, g/cm3 8.2
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
1100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.1 to 420
3.5 to 7.6
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 51 to 1490
290 to 710
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 23
30 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
35 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
54
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 23
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
88 to 92.8
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0059
0
Copper (Cu), % 68.5 to 71.5
2.6 to 3.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0
4.5 to 6.0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 28.1 to 31.5
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15