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5056 Aluminum vs. C23000 Brass

5056 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C23000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 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 5056 aluminum and the bottom bar is C23000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
110
Elongation at Break, % 4.9 to 31
2.9 to 47
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
42
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 240
220 to 340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 460
280 to 590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 410
83 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
37
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99
39

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
28
Calomel Potential, mV -780
-350
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 140
6.2 to 260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 1220
31 to 1040
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 48
8.9 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 50
11 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 53
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
9.4 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93 to 95.4
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
84 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.5 to 5.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
13.7 to 16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2