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535.0 Aluminum vs. C99300 Copper

535.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C99300 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 535.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C99300 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 70
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
120
Elongation at Break, % 10
2.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 23
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 79
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
35
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
4.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
70
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24
11
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.5 to 93.6
10.7 to 11.5
Beryllium (Be), % 0.0030 to 0.0070
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
68.6 to 74.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0.4 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Magnesium (Mg), % 6.2 to 7.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
13.5 to 16.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3