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EN AC-43400 Aluminum vs. C18600 Copper

EN AC-43400 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C18600 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 EN AC-43400 aluminum and the bottom bar is C18600 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
8.0 to 11
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
520 to 580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
500 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 540
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
280
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
70
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
71

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
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.6
44 to 58
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
1060 to 1180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 54
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
16 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
16 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
81
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
19 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 86 to 90.8
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.1 to 1.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
96.5 to 99.55
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0.25 to 0.8
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 to 0.25
Silicon (Si), % 9.0 to 11
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0.050 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.050 to 0.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5