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5182 Aluminum vs. C35300 Brass

5182 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C35300 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 C35300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 420
340 to 650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
910
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
120
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
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 44
12 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 47
13 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 53
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 19
11 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.2 to 95.8
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
60 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
33.9 to 38.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5