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852.0 Aluminum vs. C70250 Copper

852.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C70250 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 C70250 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200
520 to 740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 210
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 840
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 180
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
36 to 50
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
37 to 51

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
31
Density, g/cm3 3.2
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 43
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
16 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
16 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 65
49
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.7
18 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 86.6 to 91.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.7 to 2.3
92.7 to 97.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 0.9
0.050 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0.9 to 1.5
2.2 to 4.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.25 to 1.2
Tin (Sn), % 5.5 to 7.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5