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5059 Aluminum vs. C42200 Brass

5059 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C42200 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 5059 aluminum and the bottom bar is C42200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
110
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 25
2.0 to 46
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
42
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 250
210 to 350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350 to 410
300 to 610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170 to 300
100 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
31
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 95
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
29
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 42 to 75
12 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 650
49 to 1460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 42
9.5 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41 to 45
11 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 18
10 to 21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 89.9 to 94
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 5.0 to 6.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.45
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.8 to 1.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.4 to 0.9
8.7 to 13.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.050 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5