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8090 Aluminum vs. C96600 Copper

8090 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C96600 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 8090 aluminum and the bottom bar is C96600 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
140
Elongation at Break, % 3.5 to 13
7.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
52
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 490
760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 420
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1100
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 960
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 95 to 160
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 20
4.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 66
4.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
65
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
7.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 16 to 41
47
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 340 to 1330
830
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34 to 49
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 39 to 50
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36 to 60
8.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 22
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93 to 98.4
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 1.6
63.5 to 69.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0.8 to 1.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Lithium (Li), % 2.2 to 2.7
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 1.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
29 to 33
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.040 to 0.16
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5