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520.0 Aluminum vs. C82400 Copper

520.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C82400 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 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 520.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C82400 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 66
120
Elongation at Break, % 14
1.0 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
500 to 1030
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
260 to 970

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 87
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 21
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 72
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.8
8.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 39
10 to 83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
270 to 3870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
16 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41
16 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
17 to 36

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.9 to 90.5
0 to 0.15
Beryllium (Be), % 0
1.6 to 1.9
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.2 to 0.65
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
96 to 98.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Magnesium (Mg), % 9.5 to 10.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.12
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5