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515.0 Aluminum vs. C19400 Copper

515.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C19400 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 515.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C19400 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
120
Elongation at Break, % 10
2.3 to 37
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
44
Shear Strength, MPa 190
210 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
310 to 630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
30
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
9.7 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
11 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
11 to 22

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 93.6 to 96.6
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
96.8 to 97.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
2.1 to 2.6
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.5 to 4.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.015 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 10
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0.050 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.2