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C82400 Copper vs. 5059 Aluminum

C82400 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 5059 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 27 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 C82400 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, % 1.0 to 20
11 to 25
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1030
350 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 970
170 to 300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 270
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 26
95

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.9
9.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 10 to 83
42 to 75
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270 to 3870
220 to 650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 33
36 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 26
41 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 36
16 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
89.9 to 94
Beryllium (Be), % 1.6 to 1.9
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Cobalt (Co), % 0.2 to 0.65
0
Copper (Cu), % 96 to 98.2
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
5.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.6 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.45
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0.4 to 0.9
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.050 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15