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C19700 Copper vs. 5252 Aluminum

C19700 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 5252 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 C19700 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, % 2.4 to 13
4.5 to 11
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
25
Shear Strength, MPa 240 to 300
140 to 160
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400 to 530
230 to 290
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 520
170 to 240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 250
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 86 to 88
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 87 to 89
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.9
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
8.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 49
12 to 23
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460 to 1160
210 to 430
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 16
23 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 16
31 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 73
57
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 19
10 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
96.6 to 97.8
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 97.4 to 99.59
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0.3 to 1.2
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.010 to 0.2
2.2 to 2.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.1 to 0.4
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1