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C82400 Copper vs. 5657 Aluminum

C82400 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 5657 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 5657 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
68
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 20
6.6 to 15
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1030
150 to 200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 970
140 to 170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 270
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
210
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
54
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 26
180

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
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 10 to 83
9.7 to 27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270 to 3870
140 to 200
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 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 26
23 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
84
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 36
6.7 to 8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
98.5 to 99.4
Beryllium (Be), % 1.6 to 1.9
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0.2 to 0.65
0
Copper (Cu), % 96 to 98.2
0 to 0.1
Gallium (Ga), % 0
0 to 0.030
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.030
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.12
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.050