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5182 Aluminum vs. C41500 Brass

5182 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C41500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 C41500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 12
2.0 to 42
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
42
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 240
220 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 420
340 to 560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 360
190 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
18

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
30
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.9
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.6 to 49
11 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 950
160 to 1340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 44
11 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 47
12 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 53
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 19
12 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.2 to 95.8
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
89 to 93
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.5 to 2.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
4.2 to 9.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5