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324.0 Aluminum vs. C99300 Copper

324.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C99300 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 324.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C99300 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
120
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 4.0
2.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210 to 310
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 270
380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
35
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
4.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
70
Embodied Water, L/kg 1090
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.8 to 8.9
11
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 85 to 510
590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
8.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 32
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 38
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 62
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.7 to 14
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.3 to 92.2
10.7 to 11.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 0.4 to 0.6
68.6 to 74.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.2
0.4 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
13.5 to 16.5
Silicon (Si), % 7.0 to 8.0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3