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5050 Aluminum vs. C15100 Copper

5050 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C15100 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 C15100 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 36
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
43
Shear Strength, MPa 91 to 140
170 to 270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 250
260 to 470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 50 to 210
69 to 460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
360
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 50
95
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170
95

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
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.1 to 24
9.3 to 71
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18 to 330
21 to 890
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 26
8.1 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 33
10 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 79
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.3 to 11
9.3 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.3 to 98.9
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
99.8 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
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1