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333.0 Aluminum vs. C16500 Copper

333.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C16500 copper belongs to the copper 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 333.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C16500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 2.0
1.5 to 53
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
43
Shear Strength, MPa 190 to 230
200 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 280
280 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 210
97 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 520
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100 to 140
250
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26 to 35
60
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 83 to 110
61

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
31
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.1 to 4.6
7.8 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 290
41 to 1160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 27
8.6 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 34
11 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42 to 57
74
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 13
9.8 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 81.8 to 89
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
97.8 to 98.9
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.020
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.050 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 8.0 to 10
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 0.7
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5