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B535.0 Aluminum vs. C70260 Copper

B535.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C70260 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 C70260 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 66
120
Elongation at Break, % 10
9.5 to 19
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
44
Shear Strength, MPa 210
320 to 450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
520 to 760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
410 to 650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24
40 to 50
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 82
40 to 51

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
31
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22
46 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
710 to 1810
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
16 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35
16 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
18 to 27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.7 to 93.4
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
95.8 to 98.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 6.5 to 7.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0.2 to 0.7
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5