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C37100 Brass vs. 5252 Aluminum

C37100 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 (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 C37100 brass and the bottom bar is 5252 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
68
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 40
4.5 to 11
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
25
Shear Strength, MPa 260 to 300
140 to 160
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 520
230 to 290
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 390
170 to 240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 30
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.0
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 38 to 120
12 to 23
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 750
210 to 430
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 18
23 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 18
31 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
57
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 17
10 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
96.6 to 97.8
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0.6 to 1.2
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), % 36.3 to 41.4
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1