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6012 Aluminum vs. C18100 Copper

6012 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C18100 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 C18100 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
120
Elongation at Break, % 9.1 to 11
8.3
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
47
Shear Strength, MPa 130 to 190
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 320
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 260
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
320
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
80
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
81

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
31
Density, g/cm3 2.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 28
40
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 94 to 480
900
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 32
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 37
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 62
94
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 14
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 92.2 to 98
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.7
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0.4 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
98.7 to 99.49
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0
Lead (Pb), % 0.4 to 2.0
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 1.2
0.030 to 0.060
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.6 to 1.4
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.080 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5