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6101A Aluminum vs. C82400 Copper

6101A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C82400 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 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 6101A aluminum and the bottom bar is C82400 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
120
Elongation at Break, % 11
1.0 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
500 to 1030
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
260 to 970

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 55
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 180
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24
10 to 83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
270 to 3870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
16 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
16 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 84
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10
17 to 36

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.9 to 99.3
0 to 0.15
Beryllium (Be), % 0
1.6 to 1.9
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.2 to 0.65
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
96 to 98.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.9
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.7
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.12
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5