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C96600 Copper vs. 5454 Aluminum

C96600 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 5454 aluminum belongs to the aluminum 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 C96600 copper and the bottom bar is 5454 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 140
69
Elongation at Break, % 7.0
2.3 to 18
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 52
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760
230 to 350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480
97 to 290

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
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.0
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.1
110

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
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 47
6.3 to 34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 830
68 to 590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
23 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
30 to 41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.4
55
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
10 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
94.5 to 97.1
Beryllium (Be), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
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
2.4 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 29 to 33
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.25
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15