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C19025 Copper vs. 5252 Aluminum

C19025 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 5252 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 C19025 copper and the bottom bar is 5252 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
68
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 17
4.5 to 11
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
25
Shear Strength, MPa 300 to 360
140 to 160
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 620
230 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 40
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
8.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
1190

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 19
23 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 18
31 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
57
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 22
10 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
96.6 to 97.8
Copper (Cu), % 97.1 to 98.5
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
2.2 to 2.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.070
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0.7 to 1.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1