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238.0 Aluminum vs. C18900 Copper

238.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C18900 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 C18900 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 76
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.5
14 to 48
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
260 to 500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
67 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 430
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 840
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 67
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
31
Density, g/cm3 3.4
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.9
65 to 95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
20 to 660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 42
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
8.2 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
10 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.1
9.3 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 81.9 to 84.9
0 to 0.010
Copper (Cu), % 9.5 to 10.5
97.7 to 99.15
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 1.5
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 3.6 to 4.4
0.15 to 0.4
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.6 to 0.9
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5