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5059 Aluminum vs. C19000 Copper

5059 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C19000 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 5059 aluminum and the bottom bar is C19000 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
120
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 25
2.5 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
43
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 250
170 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350 to 410
260 to 760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170 to 300
140 to 630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
250
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
60
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 95
61

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
31
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 42 to 75
18 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 650
89 to 1730
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 42
8.2 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41 to 45
10 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
73
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 18
9.3 to 27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 89.9 to 94
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
96.9 to 99
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 5.0 to 6.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.9 to 1.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.45
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.4 to 0.9
0 to 0.8
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.050 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5