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C87500 Brass vs. 5059 Aluminum

C87500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 5059 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 5059 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
69
Elongation at Break, % 18
11 to 25
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
350 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
170 to 300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.7
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.3
95

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
9.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 67
42 to 75
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
220 to 650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
36 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
41 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
16 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
89.9 to 94
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 79 to 85
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
5.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.6 to 1.2
Silicon (Si), % 3.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.45
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 12 to 16
0.4 to 0.9
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.050 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15