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5026 Aluminum vs. C85900 Brass

5026 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C85900 brass belongs to the copper 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 5026 aluminum and the bottom bar is C85900 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
100
Elongation at Break, % 5.1 to 11
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260 to 320
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 250
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
89
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 31
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
24
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.9
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 15 to 29
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 440
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 32
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33 to 37
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 52
29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 14
16

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 88.2 to 94.7
0.1 to 0.6
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.1 to 0.8
58 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0.2 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Magnesium (Mg), % 3.9 to 4.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.8
0 to 0.010
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0.55 to 1.4
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0
0.1 to 0.65
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
31 to 41
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.7