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EN AC-44200 Aluminum vs. CR021A Copper

EN AC-44200 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while CR021A copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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-44200 aluminum and the bottom bar is CR021A copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
120
Elongation at Break, % 6.2
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 86
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
98
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
99

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
31
Density, g/cm3 2.5
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 1050
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.1
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 51
83
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 55
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
7.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
9.3
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.4
8.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.2 to 89.5
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.00050
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
99.95 to 99.998
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.55
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.0020 to 0.0070
Silicon (Si), % 10.5 to 13.5
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0