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5182 Aluminum vs. C55280 Copper

5182 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C55280 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, 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 C55280 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 420
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
790
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.9
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
67

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 44
5.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 47
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 19
7.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.2 to 95.8
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
90.5 to 91.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
6.8 to 7.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
1.8 to 2.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15