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C42200 Brass vs. 5021 Aluminum

C42200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 5021 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 C42200 brass and the bottom bar is 5021 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
68
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 46
1.1 to 3.4
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
26
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 350
170
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 610
300 to 310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 570
240 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 31
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 32
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.6
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
8.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 110
3.1 to 10
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 49 to 1460
440 to 550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.5 to 19
30 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 18
37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
57
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 21
13 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
95.2 to 97.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
2.2 to 2.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.35
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.4
Tin (Sn), % 0.8 to 1.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 8.7 to 13.2
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15