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5050 Aluminum vs. C14300 Copper

5050 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C14300 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 5050 aluminum and the bottom bar is C14300 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.7 to 22
2.0 to 42
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
43
Shear Strength, MPa 91 to 140
150 to 260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 250
220 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 50 to 210
76 to 430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 50
96
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170
96

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
31
Density, g/cm3 2.7
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.1 to 24
9.0 to 72
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18 to 330
25 to 810
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 26
6.8 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 33
9.1 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 79
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.3 to 11
7.8 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.3 to 98.9
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
99.9 to 99.95
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.1 to 1.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0