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332.0 Aluminum vs. C96600 Copper

332.0 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 (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 C96600 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
140
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
7.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
52
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 530
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
1100
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
4.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 84
4.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
65
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
7.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3
47
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
830
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
8.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
8.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 80.1 to 89
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 4.0
63.5 to 69.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.2
0.8 to 1.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
29 to 33
Silicon (Si), % 8.5 to 10.5
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5