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C82200 Copper vs. 2024 Aluminum

C82200 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 2024 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 28 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 C82200 copper and the bottom bar is 2024 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
71
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 20
4.0 to 16
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 660
200 to 540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 520
100 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 180
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 46
90

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
11
Density, g/cm3 8.9
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 74
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 49 to 66
20 to 68
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 1130
70 to 1680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 20
18 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 19
25 to 49
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 53
46
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 23
8.6 to 24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
90.7 to 94.7
Beryllium (Be), % 0.35 to 0.8
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 97.4 to 98.7
3.8 to 4.9
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
1.2 to 1.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.3 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15