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B390.0 Aluminum vs. C15100 Copper

B390.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C15100 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 B390.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C15100 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 76
120
Elongation at Break, % 0.88
2.0 to 36
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 29
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320
260 to 470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
69 to 460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 640
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
360
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
95
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 88
95

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
31
Density, g/cm3 2.8
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.3
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 940
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.6
9.3 to 71
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 410
21 to 890
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
8.1 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
10 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
9.3 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 72.7 to 79.6
0
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
99.8 to 99.95
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.45 to 0.65
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 16 to 18
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1