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EN AC-46100 Aluminum vs. C82600 Copper

EN AC-46100 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C82600 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 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 C82600 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
1.0 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
570 to 1140
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
320 to 1070

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 550
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
19
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 90
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 1030
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3
11 to 97
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
430 to 4690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
18 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 34
17 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
19 to 39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 80.4 to 88.5
0 to 0.15
Beryllium (Be), % 0
2.3 to 2.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.35 to 0.65
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
94.9 to 97.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.1
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.020
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.45
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 10 to 12
0.2 to 0.35
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.12
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.7
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5