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354.0 Aluminum vs. C15900 Copper

354.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C15900 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 354.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C15900 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.4 to 3.0
6.5
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360 to 380
720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280 to 310
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 530
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
280
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
48
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
49

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
30
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 8.6 to 9.8
37
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 540 to 670
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37 to 39
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 42 to 44
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 52
80
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 18
26

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 87.3 to 89.4
0.76 to 0.84
Carbon (C), % 0
0.27 to 0.33
Copper (Cu), % 1.6 to 2.0
97.5 to 97.9
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.040
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0.4 to 0.54
Silicon (Si), % 8.6 to 9.4
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0.66 to 0.74
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0