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A380.0 Aluminum vs. C15000 Copper

A380.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C15000 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 A380.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C15000 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
120
Elongation at Break, % 3.3
13 to 54
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
43
Shear Strength, MPa 190
150 to 280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290
200 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
45 to 460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 510
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
93
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 78
93

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
31
Density, g/cm3 2.9
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 8.3
19 to 250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
8.7 to 910
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
6.2 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 34
8.5 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
7.3 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 80.3 to 89.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
99.8 to 99.9
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 7.5 to 9.5
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 3.0
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0