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C26200 Brass vs. EN AC-46100 Aluminum

C26200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-46100 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-46100 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
73
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 180
1.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
28
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 770
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 490
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
550
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
90

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
10
Density, g/cm3 8.2
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
7.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
1030

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 160
2.3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 62 to 1110
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 26
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 23
34
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
80.4 to 88.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 67 to 70
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 1.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.45
Silicon (Si), % 0
10 to 12
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 29.6 to 33
0 to 1.7
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25