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5454 Aluminum vs. CC761S Brass

5454 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while CC761S 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 5454 aluminum and the bottom bar is CC761S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 61 to 93
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 18
8.7
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 350
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97 to 290
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
960
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
910
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
43

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
27
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.3 to 34
41
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 68 to 590
530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 36
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30 to 41
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
8.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 16
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.5 to 97.1
0 to 0.1
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
78 to 83
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.6
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.4 to 3.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
3.0 to 5.0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
8.9 to 19
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0