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443.0 Aluminum vs. C15100 Copper

443.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C15100 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 443.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C15100 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
120
Elongation at Break, % 5.6
2.0 to 36
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
43
Shear Strength, MPa 96
170 to 270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 150
260 to 470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 65
69 to 460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
360
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 38
95
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
95

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
31
Density, g/cm3 2.7
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.9
9.3 to 71
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 30
21 to 890
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
8.1 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
10 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 61
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.9
9.3 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.7 to 95.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
99.8 to 99.95
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 6.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1