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1050A Aluminum vs. C10200 Copper

1050A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C10200 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 1050A aluminum and the bottom bar is C10200 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 33
2.6 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
43
Shear Strength, MPa 44 to 97
160 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 68 to 170
230 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 22 to 150
77 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 650
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 59
100
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 200
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
31
Density, g/cm3 2.7
9.0
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
9.4 to 91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3.7 to 160
25 to 690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.9 to 18
7.2 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 25
9.4 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 94
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0 to 7.6
8.2 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.5 to 100
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
99.95 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
0