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5051A Aluminum vs. C68700 Brass

5051A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C68700 brass belongs to the copper 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 5051A aluminum and the bottom bar is C68700 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 56
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 39
23
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
25

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
26
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 23
90
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 18
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 63
30
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.1 to 98.6
1.8 to 2.5
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.020 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
76 to 79
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.45
0 to 0.060
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.4 to 2.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
17.8 to 22.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5