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EN AC-51500 Aluminum vs. CR006A Copper

EN AC-51500 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while CR006A copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 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-51500 aluminum and the bottom bar is CR006A copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
120
Elongation at Break, % 5.6
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 430
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
31
Density, g/cm3 2.6
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
83
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
7.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
9.3
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 49
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
8.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 89.8 to 93.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
99.9 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.7 to 6.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 1.8 to 2.6
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0