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213.0 Aluminum vs. C12900 Copper

213.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C12900 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 213.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C12900 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.5
2.8 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190
220 to 420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
75 to 380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 670
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 850
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
98
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 94
98

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
32
Density, g/cm3 3.2
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 1090
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.5
11 to 88
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
24 to 640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 44
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
6.8 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
9.1 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 49
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0
7.8 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 83.5 to 93
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.012
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Copper (Cu), % 6.0 to 8.0
99.88 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.2
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0040
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.054
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 2.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0