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CR012A Copper vs. 4115 Aluminum

CR012A copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 4115 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 28 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 CR012A copper and the bottom bar is 4115 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
70
Elongation at Break, % 15
1.1 to 11
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
120 to 220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
39 to 190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 100
41
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
9.5
Density, g/cm3 9.0
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 29
2.1 to 10
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 76
11 to 270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
12 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.0
20 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
66
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8
5.2 to 9.9

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
94.6 to 97.4
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.00050
0
Copper (Cu), % 99.85 to 99.94
0.1 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.6 to 1.2
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.8 to 2.2
Silver (Ag), % 0.060 to 0.080
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15