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Sintered 2014 Aluminum vs. C55180 Copper

Sintered 2014 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C55180 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 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 sintered 2014 aluminum and the bottom bar is C55180 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
110
Elongation at Break, % 0.5 to 3.0
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 290
200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97 to 280
100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
710
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
29
Density, g/cm3 2.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.0 to 5.7
34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 68 to 560
48
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 27
6.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 33
8.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51
56
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.2 to 13
7.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.5 to 96.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.5 to 5.0
94.7 to 95.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
4.8 to 5.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15