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5182 Aluminum vs. C84500 Brass

5182 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C84500 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 C84500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
100
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 12
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 420
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 360
97

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 94
17

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
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.6 to 49
54
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 950
45
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 44
7.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 47
9.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 53
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 19
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.2 to 95.8
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
77 to 79
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
6.0 to 7.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
10 to 14
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7