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C26200 Brass vs. EN AC-46300 Aluminum

C26200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-46300 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-46300 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
73
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 180
1.1
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 770
200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 490
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
490
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
84

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
10
Density, g/cm3 8.2
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
1060

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 160
1.9
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 62 to 1110
89
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 26
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 23
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
9.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
84 to 90
Copper (Cu), % 67 to 70
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.15
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.2 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0
6.5 to 8.0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 29.6 to 33
0 to 0.65
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.55