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5042 Aluminum vs. C26000 Brass

5042 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C26000 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 5042 aluminum and the bottom bar is C26000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 3.4
2.5 to 66
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
41
Shear Strength, MPa 200
230 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 360
320 to 680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 310
110 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
920
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
25
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.6 to 12
6.1 to 420
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 550 to 720
51 to 1490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35 to 37
11 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40 to 42
13 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 53
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 16
11 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.2 to 96.8
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.0059
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
68.5 to 71.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Magnesium (Mg), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
28.1 to 31.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3