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C15900 Copper vs. 4115 Aluminum

C15900 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 4115 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 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 C15900 copper and the bottom bar is 4115 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
70
Elongation at Break, % 6.5
1.1 to 11
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
26
Shear Strength, MPa 420
71 to 130
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
120 to 220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
39 to 190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 280
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 48
41
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 49
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 37
2.1 to 10
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
11 to 270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
12 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 80
66
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
5.2 to 9.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.76 to 0.84
94.6 to 97.4
Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.33
0
Copper (Cu), % 97.5 to 97.9
0.1 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.6 to 1.2
Oxygen (O), % 0.4 to 0.54
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.8 to 2.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0.66 to 0.74
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15