MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

CC755S Brass vs. 5456 Aluminum

CC755S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 5456 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 28 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 CC755S brass and the bottom bar is 5456 aluminum.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
68
Elongation at Break, % 9.5
11 to 18
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
320 to 340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
150 to 250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 820
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 780
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 30
97

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.1
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 33
33 to 46
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
170 to 470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
33 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
38 to 40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
14 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.4 to 0.7
92 to 94.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 59.5 to 61
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0.050 to 0.2
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 1.2 to 1.7
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
4.7 to 5.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0.5 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.25
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 35.8 to 38.9
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15