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5449 Aluminum vs. C47940 Brass

5449 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C47940 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 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 5449 aluminum and the bottom bar is C47940 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
100
Elongation at Break, % 4.0 to 17
14 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
40
Shear Strength, MPa 130 to 190
250 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210 to 330
380 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 91 to 260
160 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
850
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
25
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 29
68 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 60 to 480
120 to 740
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 33
13 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 39
14 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.4 to 15
13 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.1 to 97.8
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
63 to 66
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0.1 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.6 to 2.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.2 to 2.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
28.1 to 34.6
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4