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5040 Aluminum vs. C85500 Brass

5040 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C85500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 5040 aluminum and the bottom bar is C85500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 66 to 74
85
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
100
Elongation at Break, % 5.7 to 6.8
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 260
410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 230
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 41
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
23
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14 to 15
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260 to 380
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 26
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31 to 32
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 64
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 11
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.2 to 98
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
59 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.0 to 1.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.4
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
35.1 to 41
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.9