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5182 Aluminum vs. C82000 Copper

5182 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C82000 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 5182 aluminum and the bottom bar is C82000 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 12
8.0 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 420
350 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 360
140 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
260
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
45
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 94
46

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
60
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.9
5.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
77
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.6 to 49
51 to 55
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 950
80 to 1120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 44
11 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 47
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 53
76
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 19
12 to 24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.2 to 95.8
0 to 0.1
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.45 to 0.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Cobalt (Co), % 0
2.2 to 2.7
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
95.2 to 97.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.15
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5