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201.0 Aluminum vs. C82400 Copper

201.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C82400 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 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 C82400 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
120
Elongation at Break, % 4.4 to 20
1.0 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 470
500 to 1030
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 400
260 to 970

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30 to 33
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 87 to 97
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 3.1
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.7
8.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 63
10 to 83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330 to 1160
270 to 3870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 42
16 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37 to 44
16 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 45
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 25
17 to 36

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 92.1 to 95.1
0 to 0.15
Beryllium (Be), % 0
1.6 to 1.9
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.2 to 0.65
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.2
96 to 98.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.15 to 0.55
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silver (Ag), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.12
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5