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C12900 Copper vs. 5059 Aluminum

C12900 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 5059 aluminum belongs to the aluminum 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 C12900 copper and the bottom bar is 5059 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
69
Elongation at Break, % 2.8 to 50
11 to 25
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
26
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 210
220 to 250
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 420
350 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 380
170 to 300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 380
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 98
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 98
95

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
9.5
Density, g/cm3 9.0
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
9.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 88
42 to 75
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24 to 640
220 to 650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 13
36 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 14
41 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8 to 15
16 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
89.9 to 94
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.012
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 99.88 to 100
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0040
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
5.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.6 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.45
Silver (Ag), % 0 to 0.054
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0 to 0.025
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0.4 to 0.9
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.050 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15