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C26000 Brass vs. 5050 Aluminum

C26000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 5050 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 C26000 brass and the bottom bar is 5050 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
68
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 66
1.7 to 22
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
26
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 390
91 to 140
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 680
140 to 250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 570
50 to 210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
50
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
170

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.2
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.1 to 420
4.1 to 24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 51 to 1490
18 to 330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 23
15 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
22 to 33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
79
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 23
6.3 to 11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
96.3 to 98.9
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0059
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 68.5 to 71.5
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
1.1 to 1.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.4
Zinc (Zn), % 28.1 to 31.5
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15