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C69400 Brass vs. EN AC-48000 Aluminum

C69400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-48000 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-48000 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
73
Elongation at Break, % 17
1.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
28
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
220 to 310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
210 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
570
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
600
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
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.2
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.7
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
10
Density, g/cm3 8.3
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
1030

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 80
2.2 to 3.0
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 340
300 to 510
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
23 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
31 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.7
54
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
10 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
80.4 to 87.2
Copper (Cu), % 80 to 83
0.8 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.8 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.7 to 1.3
Silicon (Si), % 3.5 to 4.5
10.5 to 13.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 11.5 to 16.5
0 to 0.35
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15