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C26200 Brass vs. 5254 Aluminum

C26200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 5254 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 5254 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
68
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 180
3.4 to 22
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
26
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 390
150 to 200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 770
240 to 350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 490
100 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
590
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
32
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
11 to 41
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 62 to 1110
73 to 550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 26
25 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 23
32 to 41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
52
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
10 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
94.4 to 96.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 67 to 70
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.45
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
3.1 to 3.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.45
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 29.6 to 33
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15