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380.0 Aluminum vs. C81500 Copper

380.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C81500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 C81500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 80
110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 74
120
Elongation at Break, % 3.0
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
280

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
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
320
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
82
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 83
83

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
31
Density, g/cm3 2.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.5
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 8.0
56
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
91
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 79.6 to 89.5
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.4 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
97.4 to 99.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
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 to 0.15
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5