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710.0 Aluminum vs. C55180 Copper

710.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C55180 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 710.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C55180 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.2 to 3.6
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 250
200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
710
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
29
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.9 to 7.9
34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 190
48
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
6.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
8.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 53
56
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 11
7.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.5 to 93.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.35 to 0.65
94.7 to 95.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
4.8 to 5.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 6.0 to 7.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15