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5454 Aluminum vs. C68400 Brass

5454 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C68400 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 5454 aluminum and the bottom bar is C68400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 61 to 93
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 18
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
41
Shear Strength, MPa 140 to 200
330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 350
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97 to 290
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
66
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
87
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
99

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
23
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.3 to 34
81
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 68 to 590
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 36
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30 to 41
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 16
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.5 to 97.1
0 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
59 to 64
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.4 to 3.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0.2 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.030 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
1.5 to 2.5
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
28.6 to 39.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5