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5056 Aluminum vs. C84200 Brass

5056 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C84200 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 C84200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
110
Elongation at Break, % 4.9 to 31
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 460
250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 410
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
30
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 140
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 1220
72
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 48
8.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 50
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 53
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
9.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93 to 95.4
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
78 to 82
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.5 to 5.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
10 to 16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7