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C42200 Brass vs. 5457 Aluminum

C42200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 5457 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 C42200 brass and the bottom bar is 5457 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
68
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 46
6.0 to 22
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
26
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 350
85 to 130
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 610
130 to 210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 570
50 to 190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
180
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 31
46
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 32
150

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.6
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 110
12 to 23
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 49 to 1460
18 to 250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.5 to 19
13 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 18
21 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
72
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 21
5.7 to 9.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
97.8 to 99.05
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.35
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0.8 to 1.4
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 8.7 to 13.2
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1