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C66200 Brass vs. 5059 Aluminum

C66200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 5059 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 5059 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
69
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 15
11 to 25
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
26
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 300
220 to 250
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 520
350 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410 to 480
170 to 300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 36
95

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
9.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40 to 66
42 to 75
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 760 to 1030
220 to 650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 17
36 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 16
41 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 45
44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 18
16 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
89.9 to 94
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 86.6 to 91
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
5.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.6 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.45
Tin (Sn), % 0.2 to 0.7
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 6.5 to 12.9
0.4 to 0.9
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.050 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15