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1100 Aluminum vs. C81500 Copper

1100 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C81500 copper belongs to the copper 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 1100 aluminum and the bottom bar is C81500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 32
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 86 to 170
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 28 to 150
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 220
320
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 59
82
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 190
83

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
31
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 0.76 to 52
56
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 5.7 to 170
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.7 to 17
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 25
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 90
91
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.7 to 7.4
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99 to 99.95
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.4 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.050 to 0.2
97.4 to 99.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.15
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5