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5050 Aluminum vs. C19025 Copper

5050 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C19025 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 C19025 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.7 to 22
8.0 to 17
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
43
Shear Strength, MPa 91 to 140
300 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 250
480 to 620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 50
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170
40

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
31
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 26
15 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 33
15 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 79
47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.3 to 11
17 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.3 to 98.9
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
97.1 to 98.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.1 to 1.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.030 to 0.070
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.7 to 1.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3