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5652 Aluminum vs. C12900 Copper

5652 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C12900 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 5652 aluminum and the bottom bar is C12900 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
120
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 25
2.8 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
43
Shear Strength, MPa 110 to 170
150 to 210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 290
220 to 420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 74 to 260
75 to 380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
98
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
98

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
32
Density, g/cm3 2.7
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 39
11 to 88
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 40 to 480
24 to 640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 30
6.8 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 36
9.1 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 57
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.4 to 13
7.8 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.8 to 97.7
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.012
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.040
99.88 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0040
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.2 to 2.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.054
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0 to 0.025
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0