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850.0 Aluminum vs. C55181 Copper

850.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C55181 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, 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 C55181 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
790
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 370
710
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 850
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
28
Density, g/cm3 3.1
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
290

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 44
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
6.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
8.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.1
8.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88.3 to 93.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.7 to 1.3
92.4 to 93
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
7.0 to 7.5
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