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5454 Aluminum vs. C69710 Brass

5454 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C69710 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 C69710 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 18
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
41
Shear Strength, MPa 140 to 200
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 350
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97 to 290
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
26
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.3 to 34
99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 68 to 590
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 36
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30 to 41
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 16
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.5 to 97.1
0
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.030 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
75 to 80
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.4 to 3.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
2.5 to 3.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
13.8 to 22
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5