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C26200 Brass vs. EN AC-43500 Aluminum

C26200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-43500 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 C26200 brass and the bottom bar is EN AC-43500 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
72
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 180
4.5 to 13
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 770
220 to 300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 490
140 to 170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
550
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
38
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.2
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
1070

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 160
12 to 26
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 62 to 1110
130 to 200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
54
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 26
24 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 23
32 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
60
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
10 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
86.4 to 90.5
Copper (Cu), % 67 to 70
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.1 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.4 to 0.8
Silicon (Si), % 0
9.0 to 11.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 29.6 to 33
0 to 0.070
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15