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C12000 Copper vs. EN AC-43500 Aluminum

C12000 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-43500 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 28 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 C12000 copper and the bottom bar is EN AC-43500 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
72
Elongation at Break, % 2.8 to 50
4.5 to 13
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 410
220 to 300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 77 to 400
140 to 170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
550
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 98
38
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 98
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
9.5
Density, g/cm3 9.0
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1070

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 10 to 91
12 to 26
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 25 to 690
130 to 200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
54
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.2 to 13
24 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.4 to 14
32 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
60
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2 to 15
10 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
86.4 to 90.5
Copper (Cu), % 99.9 to 99.996
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.1 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.4 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0.0040 to 0.012
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
9.0 to 11.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.070
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15