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5182 Aluminum vs. C18900 Copper

5182 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C18900 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 5182 aluminum and the bottom bar is C18900 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 12
14 to 48
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
43
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 240
190 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 420
260 to 500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 360
67 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 94
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
31
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.6 to 49
65 to 95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 950
20 to 660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 44
8.2 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 47
10 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 53
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 19
9.3 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.2 to 95.8
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
97.7 to 99.15
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0.15 to 0.4
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.6 to 0.9
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5