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A390.0 Aluminum vs. C82400 Copper

A390.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C82400 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 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 A390.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C82400 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 75
120
Elongation at Break, % 0.87 to 0.91
1.0 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 290
500 to 1030
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 290
260 to 970

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 640
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 20
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 67
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.3
8.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 950
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.6 to 2.6
10 to 83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240 to 580
270 to 3870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 30
16 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 36
16 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.0 to 14
17 to 36

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 75.3 to 79.6
0 to 0.15
Beryllium (Be), % 0
1.6 to 1.9
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.2 to 0.65
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
96 to 98.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.45 to 0.65
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 16 to 18
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.12
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants