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333.0 Aluminum vs. C82400 Copper

333.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C82400 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 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 C82400 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 2.0
1.0 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 280
500 to 1030
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 210
260 to 970

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 520
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100 to 140
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26 to 35
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 83 to 110
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
8.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.1 to 4.6
10 to 83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 290
270 to 3870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 27
16 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 34
16 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42 to 57
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 13
17 to 36

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 81.8 to 89
0 to 0.15
Beryllium (Be), % 0
1.6 to 1.9
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.2 to 0.65
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
96 to 98.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
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 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 8.0 to 10
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.12
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants