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3004 Aluminum vs. C96600 Copper

3004 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C96600 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 C96600 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
140
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 19
7.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
52
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170 to 310
760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 68 to 270
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
1100
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 42
4.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
4.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
65
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
7.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.2 to 27
47
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 33 to 540
830
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 31
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 37
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 65
8.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6 to 13
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.6 to 98.2
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
63.5 to 69.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0.8 to 1.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
29 to 33
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5