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C82400 Copper vs. 359.0 Aluminum

C82400 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 359.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 27 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 C82400 copper and the bottom bar is 359.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
71
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 20
3.8 to 4.9
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1030
340 to 350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 970
250 to 280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
530
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 270
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 26
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.9
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1090

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 10 to 83
12 to 15
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270 to 3870
450 to 540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
54
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 33
37 to 38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 26
42 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 36
16 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
88.9 to 91
Beryllium (Be), % 1.6 to 1.9
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0.2 to 0.65
0
Copper (Cu), % 96 to 98.2
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.5 to 0.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
8.5 to 9.5
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15