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2018 Aluminum vs. C81500 Copper

2018 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C81500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 2018 aluminum and the bottom bar is C81500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120
110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
120
Elongation at Break, % 9.6
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
320
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
82
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
83

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
31
Density, g/cm3 3.1
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 37
56
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 670
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 57
91
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 89.7 to 94.4
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0.4 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 3.5 to 4.5
97.4 to 99.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.45 to 0.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.7 to 2.3
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.9
0 to 0.15
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5