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5082 Aluminum vs. C55283 Copper

5082 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C55283 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, 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 5082 aluminum and the bottom bar is C55283 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 400
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
720
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.9
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 39 to 41
6.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 43 to 45
8.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 18
8.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.5 to 96
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
86.2 to 87.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
7.0 to 7.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
5.8 to 6.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15