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359.0 Aluminum vs. C19200 Copper

359.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C19200 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 359.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C19200 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
120
Elongation at Break, % 3.8 to 4.9
2.0 to 35
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
44
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 230
190 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 350
280 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 280
98 to 510

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 570
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
240
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
58 to 74
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
58 to 75

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
30
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 1090
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 15
10 to 98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 450 to 540
42 to 1120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 54
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37 to 38
8.8 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 42 to 43
11 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
69
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 17
10 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88.9 to 91
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
98.5 to 99.19
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0.8 to 1.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.5 to 0.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.010 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 8.5 to 9.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2