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C81500 Copper vs. 2025 Aluminum

C81500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 2025 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 C81500 copper and the bottom bar is 2025 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110
110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
72
Elongation at Break, % 17
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
520
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 320
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 82
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 83
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
10
Density, g/cm3 8.9
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56
55
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 91
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
90.9 to 95.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 1.5
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 97.4 to 99.6
3.9 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0.5 to 1.2
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15