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C99300 Copper vs. 520.0 Aluminum

C99300 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 520.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 520.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
75
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
66
Elongation at Break, % 2.0
14
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
25
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 250
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
87
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
25

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
21
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.8
72

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.2
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.5
9.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 70
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11
39
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 590
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
52
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 10.7 to 11.5
87.9 to 90.5
Cobalt (Co), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 68.6 to 74.4
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
9.5 to 10.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 13.5 to 16.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.25
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15