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C85800 Brass vs. EN AC-47100 Aluminum

C85800 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-47100 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 C85800 brass and the bottom bar is EN AC-47100 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
73
Elongation at Break, % 15
1.1
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
570
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
590
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 84
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 20
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 22
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.0
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
7.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
1030

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 48
2.6
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 27
54
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.55
81.4 to 88.8
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 57 to 69
0.7 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.35
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
10.5 to 13.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 31 to 41
0 to 0.55
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25