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EN AC-44100 Aluminum vs. C96700 Copper

EN AC-44100 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C96700 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 EN AC-44100 aluminum and the bottom bar is C96700 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
140
Elongation at Break, % 4.9
10
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
53
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
1210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 87
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
1170
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1110
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
90
Density, g/cm3 2.5
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
9.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1050
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.1
99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 53
1080
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
8.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 55
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
8.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2
40

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 84.4 to 89.5
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0
1.1 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
62.4 to 68.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.65
0.4 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.010
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0.4 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
29 to 33
Silicon (Si), % 10.5 to 13.5
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0.15 to 0.35
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5