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EN AC-46600 Aluminum vs. C99300 Copper

EN AC-46600 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C99300 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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-46600 aluminum and the bottom bar is C99300 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 77
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
2.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 490
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 94
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
35
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
4.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
70
Embodied Water, L/kg 1080
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.7
11
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 81
590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.6 to 92.4
10.7 to 11.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
68.6 to 74.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0.4 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.020
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.35
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.65
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.35
13.5 to 16.5
Silicon (Si), % 6.0 to 8.0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3