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713.0 Aluminum vs. C99300 Copper

713.0 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 713.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C99300 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 74 to 75
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
120
Elongation at Break, % 3.9 to 4.3
2.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 260
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
35
Density, g/cm3 3.1
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
4.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
70
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 8.7 to 9.9
11
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210 to 220
590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
8.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 23
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 29
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 57
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 11
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.6 to 92.4
10.7 to 11.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.35
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 0.4 to 1.0
68.6 to 74.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.1
0.4 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.15
13.5 to 16.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 7.0 to 8.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3