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6012 Aluminum vs. C17300 Copper

6012 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C17300 copper belongs to the copper 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 6012 aluminum and the bottom bar is C17300 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
120
Elongation at Break, % 9.1 to 11
3.0 to 23
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
45
Shear Strength, MPa 130 to 190
320 to 790
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 320
500 to 1380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 260
160 to 1200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
22
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 28
40 to 88
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 94 to 480
110 to 5410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 32
16 to 44
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 37
16 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 62
32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 14
17 to 48

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 92.2 to 98
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
1.8 to 2.0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.7
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
95.5 to 97.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0.4 to 2.0
0.2 to 0.6
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Silicon (Si), % 0.6 to 1.4
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5