MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

EN AC-71100 Aluminum vs. C70260 Copper

EN AC-71100 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C70260 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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-71100 aluminum and the bottom bar is C70260 copper.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
9.5 to 19
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
520 to 760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
410 to 650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 490
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
40 to 50
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 97
40 to 51

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
31
Density, g/cm3 2.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 1010
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.8
46 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360
710 to 1810
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
16 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
16 to 21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
18 to 27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 78.7 to 83.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
95.8 to 98.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 7.5 to 9.5
0.2 to 0.7
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 9.0 to 10.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5