5251 Aluminum vs. C34200 Brass
5251 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C34200 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 5251 aluminum and the bottom bar is C34200 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 68 | |
| 100 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.0 to 19 | |
| 3.0 to 17 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 40 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 110 to 160 | |
| 230 to 360 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 180 to 280 | |
| 370 to 650 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 67 to 250 | |
| 150 to 420 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
| 170 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 180 | |
| 120 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 650 | |
| 910 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 610 | |
| 890 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 150 | |
| 120 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
| 21 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 37 | |
| 26 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 120 | |
| 29 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 24 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.5 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 45 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1180 | |
| 320 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 5.4 to 27 | |
| 9.0 to 98 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 33 to 450 | |
| 110 to 870 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 7.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 29 | |
| 13 to 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 26 to 35 | |
| 14 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 61 | |
| 37 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 7.9 to 13 | |
| 12 to 22 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 95.5 to 98.2 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 62 to 65 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 1.5 to 2.5 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 1.7 to 2.4 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.1 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 32 to 36.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |