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C19020 Copper vs. 5052 Aluminum

C19020 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 5052 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 C19020 copper and the bottom bar is 5052 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
68
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 5.7
1.1 to 22
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
26
Shear Strength, MPa 260 to 340
120 to 180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 440 to 590
190 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 50
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 50
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.9
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
8.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1190

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 18
19 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 18
27 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
57
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 21
8.3 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
95.8 to 97.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 95.7 to 99.19
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
2.2 to 2.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 3.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.25
Tin (Sn), % 0.3 to 0.9
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15