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C69400 Brass vs. EN AC-46600 Aluminum

C69400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-46600 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 C69400 brass and the bottom bar is EN AC-46600 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
72
Elongation at Break, % 17
1.1
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
490
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.2
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.7
94

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
10
Density, g/cm3 8.3
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
1080

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 80
1.7
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 340
81
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.7
51
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
8.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
85.6 to 92.4
Copper (Cu), % 80 to 83
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.35
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 3.5 to 4.5
6.0 to 8.0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 11.5 to 16.5
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15