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852.0 Aluminum vs. C15900 Copper

852.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C15900 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 C15900 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
6.5
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
43
Shear Strength, MPa 130
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200
720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
240

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
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 840
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 180
280
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
48
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
49

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
30
Density, g/cm3 3.2
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.2
37
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 43
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 65
80
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.7
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 86.6 to 91.3
0.76 to 0.84
Carbon (C), % 0
0.27 to 0.33
Copper (Cu), % 1.7 to 2.3
97.5 to 97.9
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.040
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
0.4 to 0.54
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Tin (Sn), % 5.5 to 7.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0.66 to 0.74
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0