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5056 Aluminum vs. CC763S Brass

5056 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while CC763S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 5056 aluminum and the bottom bar is CC763S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
110
Elongation at Break, % 4.9 to 31
7.3
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 460
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 410
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
870
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
830
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
24
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 140
30
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 1220
340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 48
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 50
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93 to 95.4
1.0 to 2.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
56.5 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0.5 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 1.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.5 to 5.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.2
1.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 2.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
18.9 to 41
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0