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1050A Aluminum vs. CC140C Copper

1050A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while CC140C copper belongs to the copper 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 1050A aluminum and the bottom bar is CC140C copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 20 to 45
110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 33
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 68 to 170
340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 22 to 150
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 650
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
310
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 59
77
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 200
78

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
31
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.9 to 19
34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3.7 to 160
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.9 to 18
10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 25
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 94
89
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0 to 7.6
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.5 to 100
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
98.8 to 99.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
0