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295.0 Aluminum vs. C99300 Copper

295.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C99300 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 295.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C99300 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 60 to 93
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
120
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 7.2
2.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 280
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 220
380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
35
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
4.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
70
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.2 to 13
11
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 77 to 340
590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
8.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 26
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 32
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8 to 12
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.4 to 95.3
10.7 to 11.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
68.6 to 74.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0.4 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
13.5 to 16.5
Silicon (Si), % 0.7 to 1.5
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3