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5182 Aluminum vs. C47000 Brass

5182 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C47000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 C47000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
100
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 12
36
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 420
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 360
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
23
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.9
2.7
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
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 950
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 44
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 47
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 53
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 19
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.2 to 95.8
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
57 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
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
0.25 to 1.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
37.5 to 42.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4