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6060 Aluminum vs. C55282 Copper

6060 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C55282 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, 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 6060 aluminum and the bottom bar is C55282 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 220
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
770
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
7.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
110

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 23
5.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 30
8.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.3 to 9.9
7.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.9 to 99.3
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
87.7 to 88.7
Iron (Fe), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.35 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
6.5 to 7.0
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
4.8 to 5.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15