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C12500 Copper vs. 520.0 Aluminum

C12500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 520.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 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 C12500 copper and the bottom bar is 520.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
66
Elongation at Break, % 1.5 to 50
14
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
25
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 220
230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 420
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 390
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 350
87
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
25

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 92
21
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 93
72

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.9
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
9.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.6 to 88
39
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24 to 660
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
52
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.9 to 13
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 14
41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8 to 15
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
87.9 to 90.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.012
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Copper (Cu), % 99.88 to 100
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0040
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
9.5 to 10.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.25
Tellurium (Te), % 0 to 0.025
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15