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C87500 Brass vs. 5010 Aluminum

C87500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 5010 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 28 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 C87500 brass and the bottom bar is 5010 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
69
Elongation at Break, % 18
1.1 to 23
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
100 to 210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
38 to 190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.7
45
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.3
150

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.3
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 67
2.3 to 20
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
10 to 270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
18 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
82
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
4.5 to 9.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
97.1 to 99.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 79 to 85
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 3.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 12 to 16
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15