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6262 Aluminum vs. C10300 Copper

6262 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C10300 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 6262 aluminum and the bottom bar is C10300 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
120
Elongation at Break, % 4.6 to 10
2.6 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
43
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 240
160 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 390
230 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 360
77 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 44
99
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
99

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
31
Density, g/cm3 2.8
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17 to 31
9.4 to 91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530 to 940
25 to 690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 39
7.2 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 42
9.4 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 69
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 18
8.2 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.7 to 97.8
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.040 to 0.14
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.15 to 0.4
99.95 to 99.999
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0
Lead (Pb), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.0010 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0