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EN AC-48000 Aluminum vs. C82600 Copper

EN AC-48000 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C82600 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 C82600 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
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 310
570 to 1140
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 270
320 to 1070

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
19
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 1030
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.2 to 3.0
11 to 97
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300 to 510
430 to 4690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 33
18 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31 to 39
17 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 15
19 to 39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 80.4 to 87.2
0 to 0.15
Beryllium (Be), % 0
2.3 to 2.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.35 to 0.65
Copper (Cu), % 0.8 to 1.5
94.9 to 97.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.25
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
0.2 to 0.35
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