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6262 Aluminum vs. C55180 Copper

6262 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C55180 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 C55180 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
110
Elongation at Break, % 4.6 to 10
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 390
200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 360
100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
710
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
29
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17 to 31
34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530 to 940
48
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 39
6.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 42
8.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 69
56
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 18
7.9

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
94.7 to 95.2
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
4.8 to 5.2
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15