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358.0 Aluminum vs. C19700 Copper

358.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C19700 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 358.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C19700 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
120
Elongation at Break, % 3.5 to 6.0
2.4 to 13
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
43
Shear Strength, MPa 300 to 320
240 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350 to 370
400 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 320
330 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 520
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
250
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
86 to 88
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
87 to 89

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
30
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 1090
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 20
12 to 49
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 590 to 710
460 to 1160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37 to 39
12 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 42 to 44
14 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 63
73
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 17
14 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 89.1 to 91.8
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
97.4 to 99.59
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0.3 to 1.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.6
0.010 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.1 to 0.4
Silicon (Si), % 7.6 to 8.6
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2