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C96800 Copper vs. 852.0 Aluminum

C96800 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 852.0 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 C96800 copper and the bottom bar is 852.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
70
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
3.4
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1010
200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 860
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1120
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1060
210
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
840
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
180
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
45
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
15
Density, g/cm3 8.9
3.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 33
6.2
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3000
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
43
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 15
65
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35
8.7

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
86.6 to 91.3
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Copper (Cu), % 87.1 to 90.5
1.7 to 2.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.6 to 0.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.3
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 9.5 to 10.5
0.9 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0025
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
5.5 to 7.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3