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380.0 Aluminum vs. CR008A Copper

380.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while CR008A 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 380.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is CR008A copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 74
120
Elongation at Break, % 3.0
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 510
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
100
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 83
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
31
Density, g/cm3 2.9
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.5
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 8.0
29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
76
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
6.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
9.0
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
7.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 79.6 to 89.5
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.00050
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
99.95 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 7.5 to 9.5
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 3.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0