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5154A Aluminum vs. C12000 Copper

5154A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C12000 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 5154A aluminum and the bottom bar is C12000 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 19
2.8 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
43
Shear Strength, MPa 140 to 210
160 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 370
230 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 96 to 320
77 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
98
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
98

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
31
Density, g/cm3 2.7
9.0
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 4.0 to 36
10 to 91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 68 to 760
25 to 690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 38
7.2 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31 to 43
9.4 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 53
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 16
8.2 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.7 to 96.9
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
99.9 to 99.996
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 3.1 to 3.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.0040 to 0.012
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0