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EN AC-43400 Aluminum vs. C19010 Copper

EN AC-43400 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C19010 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 C19010 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
2.4 to 22
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
330 to 640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
260 to 620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 540
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
260
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
48 to 63
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
48 to 63

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
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.6
7.3 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
290 to 1680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 54
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
10 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
12 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
75
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
12 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 86 to 90.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
97.3 to 99.04
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
0.8 to 1.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.010 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 9.0 to 11
0.15 to 0.35
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5