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EN AC-46200 Aluminum vs. C19000 Copper

EN AC-46200 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C19000 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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-46200 aluminum and the bottom bar is C19000 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
2.5 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
260 to 760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
140 to 630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 510
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
250
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
60
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 88
61

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
31
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 1060
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.0
18 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
89 to 1730
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
8.2 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
10 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
73
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5
9.3 to 27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 82.6 to 90.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 3.5
96.9 to 99
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.050 to 0.55
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.65
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.35
0.9 to 1.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 7.5 to 9.5
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.2
0 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5