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238.0 Aluminum vs. C16200 Copper

238.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C16200 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 238.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C16200 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 76
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.5
2.0 to 56
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
100 to 210
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
240 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
48 to 470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 430
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
370
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 840
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
360
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
90
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 67
90

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
30
Density, g/cm3 3.4
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.4
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.9
10 to 99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
10 to 970
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 42
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
7.4 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
9.6 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.1
8.7 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 81.9 to 84.9
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 9.5 to 10.5
98.6 to 99.3
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 1.5
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.25
0
Silicon (Si), % 3.6 to 4.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0