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C82400 Copper vs. 5050 Aluminum

C82400 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 5050 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 27 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 C82400 copper and the bottom bar is 5050 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
68
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 20
1.7 to 22
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1030
140 to 250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 970
50 to 210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 270
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
50
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 26
170

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.9
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 10 to 83
4.1 to 24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270 to 3870
18 to 330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 33
15 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 26
22 to 33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
79
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 36
6.3 to 11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
96.3 to 98.9
Beryllium (Be), % 1.6 to 1.9
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Cobalt (Co), % 0.2 to 0.65
0
Copper (Cu), % 96 to 98.2
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
1.1 to 1.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.4
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.12
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15