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C49300 Brass vs. 5457 Aluminum

C49300 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 (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 C49300 brass and the bottom bar is 5457 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
68
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 20
6.0 to 22
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
26
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 290
85 to 130
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 520
130 to 210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 410
50 to 190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 88
180
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
46
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
150

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.0
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 71
12 to 23
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 800
18 to 250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 18
13 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
21 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 29
72
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
5.7 to 9.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
97.8 to 99.05
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0.15 to 0.45
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 30.6 to 40.5
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1