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B535.0 Aluminum vs. C12200 Copper

B535.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C12200 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 C12200 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 66
120
Elongation at Break, % 10
3.2 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
43
Shear Strength, MPa 210
150 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
220 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
69 to 400

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
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
340
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24
85
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 82
85

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
31
Density, g/cm3 2.6
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22
11 to 91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
21 to 690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
6.9 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35
9.1 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
98
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
7.9 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.7 to 93.4
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
99.9 to 99.985
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 6.5 to 7.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.015 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0