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C12900 Copper vs. 332.0 Aluminum

C12900 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 332.0 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 C12900 copper and the bottom bar is 332.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
73
Elongation at Break, % 2.8 to 50
1.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
27
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 210
190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 420
250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 380
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
530
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 380
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 98
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 98
84

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
10
Density, g/cm3 9.0
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
1040

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 88
2.3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24 to 640
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 13
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 14
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8 to 15
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
80.1 to 89
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
2.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 1.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0040
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
8.5 to 10.5
Silver (Ag), % 0 to 0.054
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0 to 0.025
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5