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C66200 Brass vs. 5056 Aluminum

C66200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 5056 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 C66200 brass and the bottom bar is 5056 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
67
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 15
4.9 to 31
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
25
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 300
170 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 520
290 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410 to 480
150 to 410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 36
99

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40 to 66
12 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 760 to 1030
170 to 1220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 17
30 to 48
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 16
36 to 50
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 45
53
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 18
13 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
93 to 95.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 86.6 to 91
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
4.5 to 5.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.3
Tin (Sn), % 0.2 to 0.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 6.5 to 12.9
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15