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5050 Aluminum vs. C71000 Copper-nickel

5050 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C71000 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 C71000 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
49
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 250
320 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1200
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
1150
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 50
6.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170
6.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
37
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
290

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 26
10 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 33
12 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 79
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.3 to 11
12 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.3 to 98.9
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
73.5 to 80.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0.5 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.1 to 1.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
19 to 23
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5