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332.0 Aluminum vs. CR005A Copper

332.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while CR005A copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 332.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is CR005A copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 530
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
100
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 84
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
31
Density, g/cm3 2.8
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
83
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
7.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
9.3
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
8.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 80.1 to 89
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 4.0
99.9 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.2
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 8.5 to 10.5
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0