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2025 Aluminum vs. C18200 Copper

2025 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C18200 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 2025 aluminum and the bottom bar is C18200 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
120
Elongation at Break, % 15
11 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
44
Shear Strength, MPa 240
210 to 320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400
310 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
97 to 450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
320
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
80
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
81

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
31
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 55
43 to 96
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 450
40 to 860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
9.6 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40
11 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
93
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
11 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.9 to 95.2
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0.6 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 3.9 to 5.0
98.6 to 99.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.2
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0