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2618A Aluminum vs. C82400 Copper

2618A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C82400 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 2618A aluminum and the bottom bar is C82400 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
120
Elongation at Break, % 4.5
1.0 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 440
500 to 1030
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
260 to 970

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 670
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 37
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
8.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
10 to 83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1180
270 to 3870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 41
16 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
16 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
17 to 36

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.5 to 95.2
0 to 0.15
Beryllium (Be), % 0
1.6 to 1.9
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.2 to 0.65
Copper (Cu), % 1.8 to 2.7
96 to 98.2
Iron (Fe), % 0.9 to 1.4
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.2 to 1.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.8 to 1.4
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.12
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5