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C96600 Copper vs. 2011 Aluminum

C96600 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 2011 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 C96600 copper and the bottom bar is 2011 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 140
71
Elongation at Break, % 7.0
8.5 to 18
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 52
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760
310 to 420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480
140 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 280
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1180
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1100
540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
140 to 170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.0
35 to 45
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.1
100 to 130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
11
Density, g/cm3 8.9
3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.0
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 100
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 47
29 to 52
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 830
140 to 680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.7
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
44
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
27 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
32 to 40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.4
51 to 64
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
14 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
91.3 to 94.6
Beryllium (Be), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 63.5 to 69.8
5.0 to 6.0
Iron (Fe), % 0.8 to 1.1
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0.2 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 29 to 33
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.4
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15