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5049 Aluminum vs. C55280 Copper

5049 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C55280 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, 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 C55280 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210 to 330
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
790
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
67

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 34
5.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 39
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.3 to 15
7.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.7 to 97.9
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
90.5 to 91.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.6 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
6.8 to 7.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
1.8 to 2.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15