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C48600 Brass vs. 5042 Aluminum

C48600 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 (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 C48600 brass and the bottom bar is 5042 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
68
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 25
1.1 to 3.4
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
26
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 230
200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 360
340 to 360
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 170
270 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.1
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 55 to 59
3.6 to 12
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 61 to 140
550 to 720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.5 to 12
35 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 14
40 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
53
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.3 to 12
15 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
94.2 to 96.8
Arsenic (As), % 0.020 to 0.25
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 62
0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 0.3 to 1.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 33.4 to 39.7
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15