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C12000 Copper vs. 2219 Aluminum

C12000 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 2219 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 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 C12000 copper and the bottom bar is 2219 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
72
Elongation at Break, % 2.8 to 50
2.2 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
27
Shear Strength, MPa 160 to 240
110 to 280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 410
180 to 480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 77 to 400
88 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
110 to 170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 98
28 to 44
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 98
81 to 130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
11
Density, g/cm3 9.0
3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 10 to 91
9.6 to 60
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 25 to 690
54 to 1060
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
44
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.2 to 13
16 to 43
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.4 to 14
23 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
42 to 63
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2 to 15
8.2 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
91.5 to 93.8
Copper (Cu), % 99.9 to 99.996
5.8 to 6.8
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0.0040 to 0.012
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.020 to 0.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15