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EN AC-46500 Aluminum vs. C19400 Copper

EN AC-46500 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C19400 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-46500 aluminum and the bottom bar is C19400 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 74
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
2.3 to 37
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
310 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
98 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 520
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
260
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
58 to 68
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 81
58 to 69

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
30
Density, g/cm3 2.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 1030
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3
5.5 to 220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
41 to 1140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
9.7 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32
11 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 41
75
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
11 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 77.9 to 90
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 4.0
96.8 to 97.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
2.1 to 2.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.030
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.050 to 0.55
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.55
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.015 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 8.0 to 11
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 3.0
0.050 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2