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4147 Aluminum vs. C10500 Copper

4147 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C10500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 4147 aluminum and the bottom bar is C10500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
120
Elongation at Break, % 3.3
2.8 to 51
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
43
Shear Strength, MPa 63
150 to 210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110
220 to 400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 59
75 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
100
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
32
Density, g/cm3 2.5
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 1050
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.1
11 to 90
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24
24 to 680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 55
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
6.8 to 12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
9.1 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.2
7.8 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85 to 88.9
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0 to 0.00030
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
99.89 to 99.966
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.1 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Silicon (Si), % 11 to 13
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.034 to 0.060
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.050