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2095 Aluminum vs. C55283 Copper

2095 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C55283 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, 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 2095 aluminum and the bottom bar is C55283 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
720
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 65
6.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 59
8.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
8.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.3 to 94.9
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.9 to 4.6
86.2 to 87.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0
Lithium (Li), % 0.7 to 1.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
7.0 to 7.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.12
0
Silver (Ag), % 0.25 to 0.6
5.8 to 6.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.040 to 0.18
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15