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EN AC-44300 Aluminum vs. C55282 Copper

EN AC-44300 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C55282 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, 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-44300 aluminum and the bottom bar is C55282 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
770
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.5
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
7.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
110

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 55
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
5.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
8.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
7.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 84.3 to 89.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
87.7 to 88.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
6.5 to 7.0
Silicon (Si), % 10.5 to 13.5
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
4.8 to 5.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15