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3004 Aluminum vs. C70250 Copper

3004 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C70250 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 3004 aluminum and the bottom bar is C70250 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170 to 310
520 to 740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 42
36 to 50
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
37 to 51

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
31
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 31
16 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 37
16 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 65
49
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6 to 13
18 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.6 to 98.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
92.7 to 97.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.3
0.050 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
2.2 to 4.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0.25 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5