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EN AC-46100 Aluminum vs. C82200 Copper

EN AC-46100 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C82200 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 C82200 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
8.0 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
390 to 660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
210 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 550
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
180
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
45
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 90
46

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
55
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
74
Embodied Water, L/kg 1030
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3
49 to 66
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
180 to 1130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
12 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 34
13 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
53
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
14 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 80.4 to 88.5
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.35 to 0.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
97.4 to 98.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.1
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.45
1.0 to 2.0
Silicon (Si), % 10 to 12
0
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