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CR022A Copper vs. 535.0 Aluminum

CR022A copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 535.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 28 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 CR022A copper and the bottom bar is 535.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
67
Elongation at Break, % 15
10
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
25
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 380
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 100
23
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
79

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

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

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 83
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.3
35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
91.5 to 93.6
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.00040
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.00050
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.0030 to 0.0070
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.00020
0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.00010
0
Copper (Cu), % 99.99 to 99.999
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0010
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.00050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
6.2 to 7.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.00050
0.1 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.0010 to 0.0060
0
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.00020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.15
Silver (Ag), % 0 to 0.0025
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0015
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0 to 0.00020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.00020
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.00010
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15