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C69700 Brass vs. 5454 Aluminum

C69700 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 5454 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 C69700 brass and the bottom bar is 5454 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
69
Elongation at Break, % 25
2.3 to 18
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
26
Shear Strength, MPa 300
140 to 200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
230 to 350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
97 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
24

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.3
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
8.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 99
6.3 to 34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
68 to 590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
23 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
30 to 41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
55
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
10 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
94.5 to 97.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 75 to 80
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
2.4 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0.5 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 2.5 to 3.5
0 to 0.25
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 13.9 to 22
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15