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713.0 Aluminum vs. C99500 Copper

713.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C99500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 C99500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
120
Elongation at Break, % 3.9 to 4.3
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 260
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
30
Density, g/cm3 3.1
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 8.7 to 9.9
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210 to 220
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 23
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 29
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 11
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.6 to 92.4
0.5 to 2.0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.35
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.4 to 1.0
82.5 to 92
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.1
3.0 to 5.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.15
3.5 to 5.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0.5 to 2.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 7.0 to 8.0
0.5 to 2.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3