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EN AC-44200 Aluminum vs. C17000 Copper

EN AC-44200 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C17000 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 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-44200 aluminum and the bottom bar is C17000 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
120
Elongation at Break, % 6.2
1.1 to 31
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
490 to 1310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 86
160 to 1140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
22
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
22

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.5
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
8.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1050
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.1
4.2 to 390
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 51
110 to 5420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 55
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
15 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
16 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.4
17 to 45

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.2 to 89.5
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
1.6 to 1.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
96.3 to 98.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 0.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Silicon (Si), % 10.5 to 13.5
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5