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392.0 Aluminum vs. C19000 Copper

392.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C19000 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 392.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C19000 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 75
120
Elongation at Break, % 0.86
2.5 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290
260 to 760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
140 to 630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 670
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 670
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
250
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
60
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 90
61

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
31
Density, g/cm3 2.5
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 950
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.4
18 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 490
89 to 1730
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 17
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 56
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
8.2 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 39
10 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60
73
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
9.3 to 27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 73.9 to 80.6
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.4 to 0.8
96.9 to 99
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0.9 to 1.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 18 to 20
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5