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850.0 Aluminum vs. C55180 Copper

850.0 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 850.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C55180 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
110
Elongation at Break, % 7.9
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140
200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 76
100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 370
710
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 850
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 180
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
29
Density, g/cm3 3.1
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.1
34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 42
48
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 44
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
6.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
8.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 69
56
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.1
7.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88.3 to 93.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.7 to 1.3
94.7 to 95.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.7 to 1.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
4.8 to 5.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0
Tin (Sn), % 5.5 to 7.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15