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C26000 Brass vs. 5182 Aluminum

C26000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 5182 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 5182 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
68
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 66
1.1 to 12
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
25
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 390
170 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 680
280 to 420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 570
130 to 360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
180
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
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
94

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
8.9
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
2.6 to 49
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 51 to 1490
120 to 950
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 23
29 to 44
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
36 to 47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
53
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 23
12 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
93.2 to 95.8
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0059
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 68.5 to 71.5
0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 28.1 to 31.5
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15