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B535.0 Aluminum vs. C14520 Copper

B535.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C14520 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 C14520 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 66
120
Elongation at Break, % 10
9.0 to 9.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
43
Shear Strength, MPa 210
170 to 190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
290 to 330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
230 to 250

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
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
320
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
33
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22
24 to 29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
240 to 280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
9.0 to 10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35
11 to 12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
94
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
10 to 12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.7 to 93.4
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
99.2 to 99.596
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
0.0040 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0