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EN AC-46100 Aluminum vs. C17300 Copper

EN AC-46100 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C17300 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 C17300 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
3.0 to 23
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
500 to 1380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
160 to 1200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 550
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
22
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 90
23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1030
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3
40 to 88
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
110 to 5410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
16 to 44
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 34
16 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
17 to 48

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 80.4 to 88.5
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
1.8 to 2.0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
95.5 to 97.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.1
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0.2 to 0.6
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.45
0.2 to 0.6
Silicon (Si), % 10 to 12
0 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.7
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5