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C26000 Brass vs. EN AC-51400 Aluminum

C26000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-51400 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-51400 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
67
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 66
3.4
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
25
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 680
190
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 570
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
31
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.2
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
9.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.1 to 420
5.6
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 51 to 1490
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 23
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
46
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 23
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
90.5 to 95.5
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0059
0
Copper (Cu), % 68.5 to 71.5
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.55
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
4.5 to 6.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.45
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 28.1 to 31.5
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15