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C42600 Brass vs. 5154A Aluminum

C42600 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 5154A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 C42600 brass and the bottom bar is 5154A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
68
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 40
1.1 to 19
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
26
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 470
140 to 210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 410 to 830
230 to 370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 810
96 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 26
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.4 to 140
4.0 to 36
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 2970
68 to 760
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 27
24 to 38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 23
31 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 33
53
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 29
10 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
93.7 to 96.9
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 87 to 90
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0.050 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
3.1 to 3.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.020 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Tin (Sn), % 2.5 to 4.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 5.3 to 10.4
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15