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333.0 Aluminum vs. C82200 Copper

333.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C82200 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 C82200 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 2.0
8.0 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 280
390 to 660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 210
210 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 520
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100 to 140
180
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26 to 35
45
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 83 to 110
46

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
55
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
74
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.1 to 4.6
49 to 66
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 290
180 to 1130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
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 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42 to 57
53
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 13
14 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 81.8 to 89
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.35 to 0.8
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
97.4 to 98.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.050 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
1.0 to 2.0
Silicon (Si), % 8.0 to 10
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants