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5754 Aluminum vs. C49300 Brass

5754 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C49300 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 5754 aluminum and the bottom bar is C49300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
100
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 19
4.5 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
40
Shear Strength, MPa 120 to 190
270 to 290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 330
430 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 80 to 280
210 to 410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
88
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
26
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.7
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.1 to 32
21 to 71
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 47 to 580
220 to 800
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 34
15 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 39
16 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.9 to 14
14 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.2 to 97.4
0 to 0.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
58 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.6 to 3.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.030
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.2
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.0 to 1.8
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
30.6 to 40.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5