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EN AC-43400 Aluminum vs. C14200 Copper

EN AC-43400 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C14200 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 EN AC-43400 aluminum and the bottom bar is C14200 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
8.0 to 45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
76 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
220 to 370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
75 to 340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 540
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
45
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
45

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
31
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.6
29 to 83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
24 to 500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 54
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
6.8 to 11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
9.1 to 13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
56
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
7.9 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 86 to 90.8
0
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.15 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
99.4 to 99.835
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.15
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.15
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.015 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 9.0 to 11
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0