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5049 Aluminum vs. C97600 Dairy Metal

5049 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C97600 dairy metal belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 C97600 dairy metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
120
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 18
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210 to 330
310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 91 to 280
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1140
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
1110
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
5.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
5.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
37
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
4.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
69
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.0 to 31
29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 59 to 570
85
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 34
9.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 39
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
6.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.3 to 15
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.7 to 97.9
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
63 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
3.0 to 5.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.6 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
19 to 21.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
3.5 to 4.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
3.0 to 9.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3