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443.0 Aluminum vs. C15500 Copper

443.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C15500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 C15500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
120
Elongation at Break, % 5.6
3.0 to 37
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
43
Shear Strength, MPa 96
190 to 320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 150
280 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 65
130 to 530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
350
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 38
90
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
91

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
33
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.9
15 to 84
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 30
72 to 1210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
8.6 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
11 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 61
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.9
9.8 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.7 to 95.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
99.75 to 99.853
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0.080 to 0.13
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.040 to 0.080
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 6.0
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.027 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2