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5052 Aluminum vs. C99500 Copper

5052 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C99500 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 5052 aluminum and the bottom bar is C99500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 22
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 320
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 280
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
30
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.7 to 69
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 41 to 590
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 33
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 38
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.3 to 14
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.8 to 97.7
0.5 to 2.0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
82.5 to 92
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
3.0 to 5.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.2 to 2.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.5 to 5.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0.5 to 2.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0.5 to 2.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3