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C99700 Brass vs. 5182 Aluminum

C99700 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 5182 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 26 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 C99700 brass and the bottom bar is 5182 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
68
Elongation at Break, % 25
1.1 to 12
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
25
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
280 to 420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
130 to 360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
900
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
94

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.1
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
8.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78
2.6 to 49
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
120 to 950
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
29 to 44
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
36 to 47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
12 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 3.0
93.2 to 95.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 54 to 65.5
0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 2.0
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 11 to 15
0.2 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 19 to 25
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15