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5049 Aluminum vs. C99750 Brass

5049 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C99750 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 C99750 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 52 to 88
110 to 120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
130
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 18
20 to 30
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
48
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210 to 330
450 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 91 to 280
220 to 280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
2.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
23
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.0 to 31
87 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 59 to 570
190 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 34
15 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 39
16 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.3 to 15
13 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.7 to 97.9
0.25 to 3.0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
55 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.6 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.1
17 to 23
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 5.0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
17 to 23
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3