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C99300 Copper vs. 1200 Aluminum

C99300 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 1200 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 C99300 copper and the bottom bar is 1200 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
23 to 48
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
69
Elongation at Break, % 2.0
1.1 to 28
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
85 to 180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380
28 to 160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 250
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
650
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
58
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.8
190

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
9.0
Density, g/cm3 8.2
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.5
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 70
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11
2.0 to 19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 590
5.7 to 180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
8.7 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
16 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
92
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
3.8 to 8.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 10.7 to 11.5
99 to 100
Cobalt (Co), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 68.6 to 74.4
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 13.5 to 16.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 1.0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15