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5457 Aluminum vs. C41300 Brass

5457 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C41300 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 5457 aluminum and the bottom bar is C41300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.0 to 22
2.0 to 44
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
42
Shear Strength, MPa 85 to 130
230 to 370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 130 to 210
300 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 50 to 190
120 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 180
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 46
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 150
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
29
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 23
11 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18 to 250
69 to 1440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 21
9.6 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 28
11 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 72
40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.7 to 9.0
11 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.8 to 99.05
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
89 to 93
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.45
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.7 to 1.3
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.050
5.1 to 10.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5