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C10800 Copper vs. 3004 Aluminum

C10800 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 3004 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 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 C10800 copper and the bottom bar is 3004 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
70
Elongation at Break, % 4.0 to 50
1.1 to 19
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
26
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 200
100 to 180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 380
170 to 310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 370
68 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 350
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 92
42
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 92
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
9.5
Density, g/cm3 9.0
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 15 to 88
3.2 to 27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24 to 600
33 to 540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 12
18 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 13
25 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
65
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8 to 13
7.6 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
95.6 to 98.2
Copper (Cu), % 99.95 to 99.995
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.8 to 1.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0
1.0 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0.0050 to 0.012
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15