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5252 Aluminum vs. C10800 Copper

5252 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C10800 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 5252 aluminum and the bottom bar is C10800 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
120
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 11
4.0 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
43
Shear Strength, MPa 140 to 160
150 to 200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 290
220 to 380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170 to 240
75 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
350
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
92
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
92

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
31
Density, g/cm3 2.7
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 23
15 to 88
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210 to 430
24 to 600
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 30
6.8 to 12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31 to 36
9.1 to 13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 57
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 13
7.8 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.6 to 97.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
99.95 to 99.995
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.2 to 2.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.0050 to 0.012
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.1
0