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5154 Aluminum vs. C18200 Copper

5154 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C18200 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 5154 aluminum and the bottom bar is C18200 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
120
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 20
11 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
44
Shear Strength, MPa 140 to 210
210 to 320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 360
310 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 94 to 270
97 to 450

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 590
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
320
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
80
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
81

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
31
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 39
43 to 96
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 64 to 540
40 to 860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 37
9.6 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32 to 42
11 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 52
93
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 16
11 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.4 to 96.8
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.15 to 0.35
0.6 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
98.6 to 99.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 3.1 to 3.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0