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1070A Aluminum vs. C12600 Copper

1070A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C12600 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 1070A aluminum and the bottom bar is C12600 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
120
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 33
56
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
56
Shear Strength, MPa 44 to 81
190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 68 to 140
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 17 to 120
69

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 60
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 200
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
30
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 3.0 to 18
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2.1 to 100
21
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.0 to 14
8.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 22
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 94
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.1 to 6.3
9.5

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.7 to 100
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
99.5 to 99.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
0