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206.0 Aluminum vs. C10800 Copper

206.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C10800 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 206.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C10800 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
120
Elongation at Break, % 8.4 to 12
4.0 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
43
Shear Strength, MPa 260
150 to 200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 440
220 to 380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 350
75 to 370

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 880
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
350
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
92
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99
92

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
31
Density, g/cm3 3.0
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24 to 49
15 to 88
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270 to 840
24 to 600
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 40
6.8 to 12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 42
9.1 to 13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 46
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
7.8 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.3 to 95.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 4.2 to 5.0
99.95 to 99.995
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.0050 to 0.012
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0