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EN AC-45000 Aluminum vs. C81500 Copper

EN AC-45000 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C81500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 C81500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 77
110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
280

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
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
320
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
82
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 81
83

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
31
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.7
56
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 80
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
91
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 82.2 to 91.8
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
0.4 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 5.0
97.4 to 99.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.020
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.55
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.65
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.45
0
Silicon (Si), % 5.0 to 7.0
0 to 0.15
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5