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C82400 Copper vs. 4047 Aluminum

C82400 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 4047 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 4047 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
72
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 20
3.4
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1030
120
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 970
64

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
570
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 270
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 26
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
2.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.9
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1050

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 10 to 83
3.5
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270 to 3870
28
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
55
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 33
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 26
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 36
5.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
85.3 to 89
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 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
11 to 13
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.12
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15