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C96600 Copper vs. 5052 Aluminum

C96600 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 5052 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 C96600 copper and the bottom bar is 5052 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 140
68
Elongation at Break, % 7.0
1.1 to 22
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 52
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760
190 to 320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480
75 to 280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 280
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1180
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1100
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.0
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.1
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.9
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.0
8.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 100
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 47
1.7 to 69
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 830
41 to 590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
19 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
27 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.4
57
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
8.3 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
95.8 to 97.7
Beryllium (Be), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 63.5 to 69.8
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0.8 to 1.1
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
2.2 to 2.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 29 to 33
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15