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C12900 Copper vs. 6063A Aluminum

C12900 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 6063A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 C12900 copper and the bottom bar is 6063A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
68
Elongation at Break, % 2.8 to 50
6.7 to 18
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
26
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 210
78 to 150
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 420
130 to 260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 380
55 to 200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 380
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 98
49 to 54
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 98
160 to 180

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
9.5
Density, g/cm3 9.0
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 88
13 to 21
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24 to 640
22 to 280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 13
13 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 14
21 to 33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
83
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8 to 15
5.6 to 11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
97.5 to 99
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.012
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 99.88 to 100
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0040
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.6 to 0.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Silver (Ag), % 0 to 0.054
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0 to 0.025
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15