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EN AC-47100 Aluminum vs. C99300 Copper

EN AC-47100 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-47100 aluminum and the bottom bar is C99300 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 80
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
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 270
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
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 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
35
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
4.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
70
Embodied Water, L/kg 1030
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.6
11
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
8.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 81.4 to 88.8
10.7 to 11.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 0.7 to 1.2
68.6 to 74.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
0.4 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.020
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.35
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
13.5 to 16.5
Silicon (Si), % 10.5 to 13.5
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.55
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3