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C10800 Copper vs. EN AC-48100 Aluminum

C10800 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-48100 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 C10800 copper and the bottom bar is EN AC-48100 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
76
Elongation at Break, % 4.0 to 50
1.1
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
29
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 380
240 to 330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 370
190 to 300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
640
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 350
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 92
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 92
87

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
11
Density, g/cm3 9.0
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
7.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
940

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 15 to 88
2.3 to 3.6
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24 to 600
250 to 580
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 12
24 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 13
31 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
55
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8 to 13
11 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
72.1 to 79.8
Copper (Cu), % 99.95 to 99.995
4.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 1.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.25 to 0.65
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0.0050 to 0.012
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
16 to 18
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25