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380.0 Aluminum vs. C96600 Copper

380.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C96600 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 C96600 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 74
140
Elongation at Break, % 3.0
7.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
52
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320
760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 510
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1100
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
4.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 83
4.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
65
Density, g/cm3 2.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.5
7.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 8.0
47
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
830
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
8.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 79.6 to 89.5
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
63.5 to 69.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
0.8 to 1.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
29 to 33
Silicon (Si), % 7.5 to 9.5
0 to 0.15
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 3.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5