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520.0 Aluminum vs. C12900 Copper

520.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C12900 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 520.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C12900 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 66
120
Elongation at Break, % 14
2.8 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
43
Shear Strength, MPa 230
150 to 210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
220 to 420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
75 to 380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 87
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 21
98
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 72
98

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
32
Density, g/cm3 2.6
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 39
11 to 88
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
24 to 640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
6.8 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41
9.1 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
7.8 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.9 to 90.5
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.012
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
99.88 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0040
Magnesium (Mg), % 9.5 to 10.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.054
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0