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C99300 Copper vs. 5059 Aluminum

C99300 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 5059 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 28 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 C99300 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, % 2.0
11 to 25
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
350 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380
170 to 300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 250
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.8
95

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.2
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.5
9.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 70
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11
42 to 75
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 590
220 to 650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
36 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
41 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
16 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 10.7 to 11.5
89.9 to 94
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.25
Cobalt (Co), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 68.6 to 74.4
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0.4 to 1.0
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), % 13.5 to 16.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.45
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0.4 to 0.9
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.050 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15