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C99300 Copper vs. 2024 Aluminum

C99300 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 C99300 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, % 2.0
4.0 to 16
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
200 to 540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380
100 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 250
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.8
90

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
11
Density, g/cm3 8.2
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.5
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 70
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
1140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11
20 to 68
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 590
70 to 1680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
18 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
25 to 49
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
46
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
8.6 to 24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 10.7 to 11.5
90.7 to 94.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Cobalt (Co), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 68.6 to 74.4
3.8 to 4.9
Iron (Fe), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
1.2 to 1.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.3 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 13.5 to 16.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.5
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
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