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332.0 Aluminum vs. C96800 Copper

332.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C96800 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 C96800 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
3.4
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
1010
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 530
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
1120
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
1060
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 84
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
34
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3
33
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
3000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 80.1 to 89
0 to 0.1
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 4.0
87.1 to 90.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.2
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.050 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
9.5 to 10.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 8.5 to 10.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5