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CR003A Copper vs. 513.0 Aluminum

CR003A copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 513.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 CR003A copper and the bottom bar is 513.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
68
Elongation at Break, % 15
5.7
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 380
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 100
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
9.5
Density, g/cm3 9.0
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
9.8
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 83
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.3
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
54
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1
8.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
91.9 to 95.1
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.00040
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.00050
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.00020
0
Copper (Cu), % 99.954 to 100
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0010
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.00050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.040
0
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.00020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.3
Silver (Ag), % 0 to 0.0025
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0015
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0 to 0.00020
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
1.4 to 2.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15