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EN AC-43400 Aluminum vs. C19500 Copper

EN AC-43400 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C19500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 C19500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
2.3 to 38
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
380 to 640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
120 to 600

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
1090
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
50 to 56
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
50 to 57

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
14 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
59 to 1530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 54
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
12 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
13 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
13 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 86 to 90.8
0 to 0.020
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.3 to 1.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
94.9 to 98.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.020
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
0.010 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 9.0 to 11
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0.1 to 1.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2