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EN AC-46100 Aluminum vs. CR021A Copper

EN AC-46100 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while CR021A 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-46100 aluminum and the bottom bar is CR021A copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 550
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
98
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 90
99

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
31
Density, g/cm3 2.7
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 1030
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
83
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
7.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 34
9.3
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
8.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 80.4 to 88.5
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.00050
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
99.95 to 99.998
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.1
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.45
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.0020 to 0.0070
Silicon (Si), % 10 to 12
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.7
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.25
0