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5154 Aluminum vs. C69400 Brass

5154 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C69400 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 5154 aluminum and the bottom bar is C69400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 20
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
42
Shear Strength, MPa 140 to 210
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 360
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 94 to 270
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
6.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
6.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
27
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 39
80
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 64 to 540
340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 37
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32 to 42
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 52
7.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 16
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.4 to 96.8
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
80 to 83
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 3.1 to 3.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
3.5 to 4.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
11.5 to 16.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5