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CC762S Brass vs. 5154A Aluminum

CC762S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 5154A aluminum belongs to the aluminum 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 CC762S brass and the bottom bar is 5154A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
58 to 100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
68
Elongation at Break, % 7.3
1.1 to 19
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 840
230 to 370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 540
96 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 32
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.0
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 54
4.0 to 36
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1290
68 to 760
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
24 to 38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
31 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 15
53
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
10 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.0 to 7.0
93.7 to 96.9
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 57 to 67
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 1.5 to 4.0
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
3.1 to 3.9
Manganese (Mn), % 2.5 to 5.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 3.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 13.4 to 36
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15