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C26000 Brass vs. 5154 Aluminum

C26000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 5154 aluminum belongs to the aluminum 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 C26000 brass and the bottom bar is 5154 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
68
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 66
3.4 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
26
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 390
140 to 210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 680
240 to 360
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 570
94 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
110

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
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.1 to 420
11 to 39
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 51 to 1490
64 to 540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 23
25 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
32 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
52
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 23
10 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
94.4 to 96.8
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0059
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 68.5 to 71.5
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
3.1 to 3.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.25
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 28.1 to 31.5
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15