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5083 Aluminum vs. CC752S Brass

5083 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while CC752S 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 5083 aluminum and the bottom bar is CC752S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 75 to 110
100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
100
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 17
8.4
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 390
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 340
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 96
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
24
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.2 to 42
25
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 95 to 860
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 40
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 44
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 17
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 92.4 to 95.6
0.3 to 0.7
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.14
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.040 to 0.14
Chromium (Cr), % 0.050 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
61.5 to 64.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 2.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.0 to 4.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
31.5 to 36.7
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0