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3005 Aluminum vs. C55282 Copper

3005 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C55282 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, 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 3005 aluminum and the bottom bar is C55282 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 270
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
770
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
7.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
110

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 27
5.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 33
8.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.0 to 12
7.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.7 to 98.8
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
87.7 to 88.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
6.5 to 7.0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
4.8 to 5.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15