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C10200 Copper vs. A357.0 Aluminum

C10200 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while A357.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum 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 C10200 copper and the bottom bar is A357.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
70
Elongation at Break, % 2.6 to 50
3.7
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
26
Shear Strength, MPa 160 to 240
240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 410
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 77 to 400
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 100
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
12
Density, g/cm3 9.0
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.4 to 91
12
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 25 to 690
520
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.2 to 13
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.4 to 14
43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
68
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2 to 15
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
90.8 to 93
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.040 to 0.070
Copper (Cu), % 99.95 to 100
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
6.5 to 7.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.040 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15