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333.0 Aluminum vs. C19500 Copper

333.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C19500 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 333.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C19500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 2.0
2.3 to 38
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
44
Shear Strength, MPa 190 to 230
260 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 280
380 to 640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 210
120 to 600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 520
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
1090
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100 to 140
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26 to 35
50 to 56
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 83 to 110
50 to 57

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
31
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.1 to 4.6
14 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 290
59 to 1530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 27
12 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 34
13 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42 to 57
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 13
13 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 81.8 to 89
0 to 0.020
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.3 to 1.3
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
94.9 to 98.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.050 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.010 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 8.0 to 10
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.1 to 1.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2