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5049 Aluminum vs. C83300 Brass

5049 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C83300 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 5049 aluminum and the bottom bar is C83300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 52 to 88
35
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 18
35
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210 to 330
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 91 to 280
69

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
33

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
30
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.0 to 31
60
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 59 to 570
21
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 34
6.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 39
9.2
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.3 to 15
7.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.7 to 97.9
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
92 to 94
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.6 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
2.0 to 6.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7