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3102 Aluminum vs. C55180 Copper

3102 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C55180 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 3102 aluminum and the bottom bar is C55180 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
110
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 28
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 92 to 100
200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 28 to 34
100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
710
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
29
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 16 to 22
34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 5.8 to 8.3
48
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.4 to 10
6.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 18
8.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 92
56
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.1 to 4.4
7.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.9 to 99.95
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
94.7 to 95.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
4.8 to 5.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15