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5182 Aluminum vs. C16200 Copper

5182 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C16200 copper belongs to the copper alloys. 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 5182 aluminum and the bottom bar is C16200 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 12
2.0 to 56
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100 to 130
100 to 210
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
43
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 240
190 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 420
240 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 360
48 to 470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
370
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
360
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
90
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 94
90

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
30
Density, g/cm3 2.7
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.9
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.6 to 49
10 to 99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 950
10 to 970
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 44
7.4 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 47
9.6 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 53
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 19
8.7 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.2 to 95.8
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
98.6 to 99.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0