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2014 Aluminum vs. C55282 Copper

2014 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C55282 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, 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 2014 aluminum and the bottom bar is C55282 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 500
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
770
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
7.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
110

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 46
5.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 46
8.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.4 to 22
7.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.4 to 95
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.9 to 5.0
87.7 to 88.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
6.5 to 7.0
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.2
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
4.8 to 5.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15