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C99300 Copper vs. 4015 Aluminum

C99300 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 4015 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 4015 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
35 to 70
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
70
Elongation at Break, % 2.0
1.1 to 23
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
130 to 220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380
50 to 200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 250
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
41
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.8
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.2
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.5
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 70
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11
2.4 to 24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 590
18 to 290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
13 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
66
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
5.7 to 9.7

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 10.7 to 11.5
94.9 to 97.9
Cobalt (Co), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 68.6 to 74.4
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.6 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 13.5 to 16.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.020
1.4 to 2.2
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15