MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

C26200 Brass vs. 5042 Aluminum

C26200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 5042 aluminum belongs to the aluminum 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 C26200 brass and the bottom bar is 5042 aluminum.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
68
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 180
1.1 to 3.4
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
26
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 390
200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 770
340 to 360
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 490
270 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.2
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 160
3.6 to 12
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 62 to 1110
550 to 720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 26
35 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 23
40 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
53
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
15 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
94.2 to 96.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 67 to 70
0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 29.6 to 33
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15