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5056 Aluminum vs. C14510 Copper

5056 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C14510 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 5056 aluminum and the bottom bar is C14510 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
120
Elongation at Break, % 4.9 to 31
9.1 to 9.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
43
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 240
180 to 190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 460
300 to 320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 410
230 to 250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
360
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
33
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 140
25 to 29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 1220
230 to 280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 48
9.2 to 10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 50
11 to 12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 53
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
11 to 12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93 to 95.4
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
99.15 to 99.69
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.5 to 5.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.010 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0.3 to 0.7
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0