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5182 Aluminum vs. CC753S Brass

5182 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while CC753S 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 5182 aluminum and the bottom bar is CC753S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
100
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 12
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 420
340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 360
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
820
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
780
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
99
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 94
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
23
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.9
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.6 to 49
47
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 950
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 44
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 47
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 53
32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 19
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.2 to 95.8
0.4 to 0.8
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
56.8 to 60.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0.5 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.8 to 2.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.5 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
33.1 to 40
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0