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5754 Aluminum vs. C12500 Copper

5754 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C12500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 5754 aluminum and the bottom bar is C12500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
120
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 19
1.5 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
43
Shear Strength, MPa 120 to 190
150 to 220
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 330
220 to 420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 80 to 280
75 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
350
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
92
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
93

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
31
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.1 to 32
5.6 to 88
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 47 to 580
24 to 660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 34
6.9 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 39
9.1 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.9 to 14
7.8 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.2 to 97.4
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.012
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
99.88 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0040
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.6 to 3.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3