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EN AC-45000 Aluminum vs. C55280 Copper

EN AC-45000 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C55280 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-45000 aluminum and the bottom bar is C55280 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
790
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
67

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
5.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0
7.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 82.2 to 91.8
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 5.0
90.5 to 91.4
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
6.8 to 7.2
Silicon (Si), % 5.0 to 7.0
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
1.8 to 2.2
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15