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5182 Aluminum vs. C32000 Brass

5182 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C32000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 C32000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 12
6.8 to 29
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
41
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 240
180 to 280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 420
270 to 470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 360
78 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
36
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 94
37

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
28
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.9
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.6 to 49
30 to 59
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 950
28 to 680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 44
8.8 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 47
11 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 53
47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 19
9.5 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.2 to 95.8
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
83.5 to 86.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 2.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.25
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
10.6 to 15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4