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5652 Aluminum vs. C19200 Copper

5652 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C19200 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 C19200 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
120
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 25
2.0 to 35
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
44
Shear Strength, MPa 110 to 170
190 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 290
280 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 74 to 260
98 to 510

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
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
240
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
58 to 74
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
58 to 75

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
30
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 39
10 to 98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 40 to 480
42 to 1120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 30
8.8 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 36
11 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 57
69
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.4 to 13
10 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.8 to 97.7
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.040
98.5 to 99.19
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0.8 to 1.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.2 to 2.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.010 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2