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357.0 Aluminum vs. CR005A Copper

357.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while CR005A 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 357.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is CR005A copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
120
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 39
100
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
31
Density, g/cm3 2.6
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 620
83
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
7.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 43
9.3
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 64
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
8.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.3 to 93.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
99.9 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.45 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 6.5 to 7.5
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0