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B535.0 Aluminum vs. C10700 Copper

B535.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C10700 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 B535.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C10700 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 66
120
Elongation at Break, % 10
2.2 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
43
Shear Strength, MPa 210
160 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
230 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
77 to 410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24
100
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 82
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
35
Density, g/cm3 2.6
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22
7.9 to 91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
25 to 710
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
7.2 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35
9.4 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
8.2 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.7 to 93.4
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
99.83 to 99.915
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 6.5 to 7.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.085 to 0.12
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.050