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5056 Aluminum vs. C97600 Dairy Metal

5056 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C97600 dairy metal belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 C97600 dairy metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
120
Elongation at Break, % 4.9 to 31
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 460
310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 410
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1140
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1110
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
5.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99
5.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
37
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
4.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
69
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 140
29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 1220
85
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 48
9.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 50
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 53
6.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93 to 95.4
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
63 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
3.0 to 5.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.5 to 5.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
19 to 21.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
3.5 to 4.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
3.0 to 9.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3