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364.0 Aluminum vs. C99300 Copper

364.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C99300 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 364.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C99300 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
120
Elongation at Break, % 7.5
2.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 520
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
35
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
4.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
70
Embodied Water, L/kg 1080
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
11
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
8.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.2 to 92
10.7 to 11.5
Beryllium (Be), % 0.020 to 0.040
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.25 to 0.5
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
68.6 to 74.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0.4 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.15
13.5 to 16.5
Silicon (Si), % 7.5 to 9.5
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3