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852.0 Aluminum vs. C10500 Copper

852.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C10500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 852.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C10500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
120
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
2.8 to 51
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
43
Shear Strength, MPa 130
150 to 210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200
220 to 400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
75 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 210
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 840
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 180
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
100
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
32
Density, g/cm3 3.2
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.2
11 to 90
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
24 to 680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 43
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
6.8 to 12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
9.1 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 65
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.7
7.8 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 86.6 to 91.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.7 to 2.3
99.89 to 99.966
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 0.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.9 to 1.5
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.034 to 0.060
Tin (Sn), % 5.5 to 7.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.050