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5252 Aluminum vs. C99300 Copper

5252 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C99300 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 C99300 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 68 to 75
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
120
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 11
2.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 290
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170 to 240
380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
35
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.7
4.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
70
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 23
11
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210 to 430
590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 30
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31 to 36
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 57
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 13
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.6 to 97.8
10.7 to 11.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
68.6 to 74.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0.4 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.2 to 2.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
13.5 to 16.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3