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5652 Aluminum vs. C96800 Copper

5652 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C96800 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 C96800 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
120
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 25
3.4
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 290
1010
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 74 to 260
860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1120
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1060
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
34
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 39
33
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 40 to 480
3000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 30
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 36
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 57
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.4 to 13
35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.8 to 97.7
0 to 0.1
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.040
87.1 to 90.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.2 to 2.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0.050 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.5 to 10.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0025
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5