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5050 Aluminum vs. C43500 Brass

5050 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C43500 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 5050 aluminum and the bottom bar is C43500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.7 to 22
8.5 to 46
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
42
Shear Strength, MPa 91 to 140
220 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 250
320 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 50 to 210
120 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 50
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
28
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.1 to 24
44 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18 to 330
65 to 1040
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 26
10 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 33
12 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 79
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.3 to 11
11 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.3 to 98.9
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
79 to 83
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.1 to 1.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.6 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
15.4 to 20.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3