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5051A Aluminum vs. C42500 Brass

5051A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C42500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 5051A aluminum and the bottom bar is C42500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
110
Elongation at Break, % 18 to 21
2.0 to 49
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
42
Shear Strength, MPa 110
220 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170
310 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 56
120 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 39
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
30
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24 to 27
12 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 23
64 to 1570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 18
9.9 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
12 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 63
36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6
11 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.1 to 98.6
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
87 to 90
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.45
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.4 to 2.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
6.1 to 11.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5