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355.0 Aluminum vs. C99300 Copper

355.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C99300 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 355.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C99300 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 72 to 83
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.5 to 2.6
2.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 260
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 190
380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150 to 170
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 38 to 43
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120 to 140
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
35
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
4.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
70
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.7 to 5.9
11
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150 to 250
590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 27
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 33
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60 to 69
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.1 to 12
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.3 to 94.1
10.7 to 11.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 1.5
68.6 to 74.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
0.4 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
13.5 to 16.5
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 5.5
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3