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5049 Aluminum vs. CC382H Copper-nickel

5049 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while CC382H copper-nickel belongs to the copper 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 5049 aluminum and the bottom bar is CC382H copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 52 to 88
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
140
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 18
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
53
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210 to 330
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 91 to 280
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
1120
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
5.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
5.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
41
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
5.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.0 to 31
85
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 59 to 570
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 34
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 39
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
8.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.3 to 15
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.7 to 97.9
0 to 0.010
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
1.5 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
62.8 to 68.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0.5 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.6 to 2.5
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.1
0.5 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
29 to 32
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.15 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0