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C87900 Brass vs. EN AC-46200 Aluminum

C87900 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-46200 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-46200 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
73
Elongation at Break, % 25
1.1
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
510
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
88

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
10
Density, g/cm3 8.1
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
1060

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
2.0
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
9.5

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
82.6 to 90.3
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 63 to 69.2
2.0 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.050 to 0.55
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0.15 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.35
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.8 to 1.2
7.5 to 9.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 30 to 36
0 to 1.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25