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C87900 Brass vs. EN AC-41000 Aluminum

C87900 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-41000 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 C87900 brass and the bottom bar is EN AC-41000 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
69
Elongation at Break, % 25
4.5
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
170 to 280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
80 to 210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
38
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.1
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
6.4 to 11
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
46 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
18 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
26 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
69
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
7.8 to 13

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
95.2 to 97.6
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 63 to 69.2
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.45 to 0.65
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0.3 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.8 to 1.2
1.6 to 2.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 30 to 36
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15