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332.0 Aluminum vs. C19700 Copper

332.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C19700 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 332.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C19700 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
2.4 to 13
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
43
Shear Strength, MPa 190
240 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
400 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
330 to 520

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
250
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
86 to 88
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 84
87 to 89

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
30
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3
12 to 49
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
460 to 1160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
12 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
14 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
73
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
14 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 80.1 to 89
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 4.0
97.4 to 99.59
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.2
0.3 to 1.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.5 to 1.5
0.010 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.1 to 0.4
Silicon (Si), % 8.5 to 10.5
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2