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EN AC-46200 Aluminum vs. C82700 Copper

EN AC-46200 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C82700 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-46200 aluminum and the bottom bar is C82700 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
1.8
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
1200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
1020

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 510
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
20
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 88
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 1060
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.0
21
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
4260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5
41

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 82.6 to 90.3
0 to 0.15
Beryllium (Be), % 0
2.4 to 2.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.090
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 3.5
94.6 to 96.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.020
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.050 to 0.55
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.65
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.35
1.0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 7.5 to 9.5
0 to 0.15
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.2
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5