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5154A Aluminum vs. C34000 Brass

5154A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C34000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 5154A aluminum and the bottom bar is C34000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 370
340 to 650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
24
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 38
11 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31 to 43
13 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 53
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 16
11 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.7 to 96.9
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
62 to 65
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.8 to 1.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 3.1 to 3.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
33 to 37.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4