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C99300 Copper vs. 5252 Aluminum

C99300 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 (2, 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 5252 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
68 to 75
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
68
Elongation at Break, % 2.0
4.5 to 11
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
25
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
230 to 290
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380
170 to 240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 250
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.8
120

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
8.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 70
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11
12 to 23
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 590
210 to 430
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
23 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
31 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
57
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
10 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 10.7 to 11.5
96.6 to 97.8
Cobalt (Co), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 68.6 to 74.4
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
2.2 to 2.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 13.5 to 16.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1