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6262 Aluminum vs. C15500 Copper

6262 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C15500 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 6262 aluminum and the bottom bar is C15500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
120
Elongation at Break, % 4.6 to 10
3.0 to 37
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
43
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 240
190 to 320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 390
280 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 360
130 to 530

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
350
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 44
90
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
91

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
33
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17 to 31
15 to 84
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530 to 940
72 to 1210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 39
8.6 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 42
11 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 69
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 18
9.8 to 20

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
99.75 to 99.853
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0
Lead (Pb), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.2
0.080 to 0.13
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.040 to 0.080
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.027 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2