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5454 Aluminum vs. C83600 Ounce Metal

5454 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C83600 ounce metal 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 5454 aluminum and the bottom bar is C83600 ounce metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 18
21
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 350
250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97 to 290
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1010
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
31
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.3 to 34
43
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 68 to 590
70
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 36
7.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30 to 41
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 16
9.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.5 to 97.1
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
84 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.4 to 3.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
4.0 to 6.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7