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851.0 Aluminum vs. C14510 Copper

851.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C14510 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 23 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 851.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C14510 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
120
Elongation at Break, % 3.9 to 9.1
9.1 to 9.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 130 to 140
300 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 360
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 850
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 180
360
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
33
Density, g/cm3 3.1
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 13
9.2 to 10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 20
11 to 12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 69
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.1 to 6.3
11 to 12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 86.6 to 91.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.7 to 1.3
99.15 to 99.69
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 0.7
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.010 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0.3 to 0.7
Tin (Sn), % 5.5 to 7.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0