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C26000 Brass vs. 5252 Aluminum

C26000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 5252 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 5252 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
68
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 66
4.5 to 11
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
25
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 390
140 to 160
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 680
230 to 290
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 570
170 to 240

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
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
120

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
8.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.1 to 420
12 to 23
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 51 to 1490
210 to 430
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 23
23 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
31 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
57
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 23
10 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
96.6 to 97.8
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0059
0
Copper (Cu), % 68.5 to 71.5
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
2.2 to 2.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.080
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 28.1 to 31.5
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1