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201.0 Aluminum vs. C12000 Copper

201.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C12000 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 201.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C12000 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
120
Elongation at Break, % 4.4 to 20
2.8 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
43
Shear Strength, MPa 290
160 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 470
230 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 400
77 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30 to 33
98
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 87 to 97
98

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 38
31
Density, g/cm3 3.1
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
41

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 63
10 to 91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330 to 1160
25 to 690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 42
7.2 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37 to 44
9.4 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 45
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 25
8.2 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 92.1 to 95.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.2
99.9 to 99.996
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.15 to 0.55
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.0040 to 0.012
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silver (Ag), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.1
0