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B535.0 Aluminum vs. C96700 Copper

B535.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C96700 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 C96700 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 66
140
Elongation at Break, % 10
10
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
53
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
1210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1170
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1110
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
90
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
9.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22
99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
1080
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
8.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
40

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.7 to 93.4
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0
1.1 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
62.4 to 68.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0.4 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Magnesium (Mg), % 6.5 to 7.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0.4 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
29 to 33
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.25
0.15 to 0.35
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5