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213.0 Aluminum vs. C10500 Copper

213.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C10500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 213.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C10500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.5
2.8 to 51
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190
220 to 400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
75 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 670
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 850
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
100
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 94
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
32
Density, g/cm3 3.2
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 1090
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.5
11 to 90
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
24 to 680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 44
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
6.8 to 12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
9.1 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 49
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0
7.8 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 83.5 to 93
0
Copper (Cu), % 6.0 to 8.0
99.89 to 99.966
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.2
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.35
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.034 to 0.060
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 2.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.050