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EN AC-48000 Aluminum vs. C82400 Copper

EN AC-48000 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C82400 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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-48000 aluminum and the bottom bar is C82400 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
1.0 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 310
500 to 1030
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 270
260 to 970

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
8.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1030
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.2 to 3.0
10 to 83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300 to 510
270 to 3870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 33
16 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31 to 39
16 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 15
17 to 36

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 80.4 to 87.2
0 to 0.15
Beryllium (Be), % 0
1.6 to 1.9
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.2 to 0.65
Copper (Cu), % 0.8 to 1.5
96 to 98.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.7 to 1.3
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 10.5 to 13.5
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.12
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5