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EN AC-45000 Aluminum vs. CR015A Copper

EN AC-45000 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while CR015A 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-45000 aluminum and the bottom bar is CR015A copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
98
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 81
99

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
33
Density, g/cm3 3.0
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.7
29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 80
76
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
6.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
9.0
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0
7.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 82.2 to 91.8
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.00050
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 5.0
99.883 to 99.939
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.55
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.65
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.45
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.0010 to 0.0070
Silicon (Si), % 5.0 to 7.0
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.060 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.35
0