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4343 Aluminum vs. C83600 Ounce Metal

4343 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C83600 ounce metal 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 4343 aluminum and the bottom bar is C83600 ounce metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
110
Elongation at Break, % 4.4
21
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110
250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 62
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 510
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1010
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 180
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 44
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 150
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
31
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 1100
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.1
43
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 27
70
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
6.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
7.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 77
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.2
9.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.3 to 93.2
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
84 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 6.8 to 8.2
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
4.0 to 6.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7