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C19000 Copper vs. EN AC-45100 Aluminum

C19000 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-45100 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 28 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 C19000 copper and the bottom bar is EN AC-45100 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
72
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 50
1.0 to 2.8
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260 to 760
300 to 360
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140 to 630
210 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
470
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 250
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 60
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 61
95

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
10
Density, g/cm3 8.9
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18 to 110
3.5 to 7.6
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 89 to 1730
290 to 710
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2 to 24
30 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10 to 21
35 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 73
54
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.3 to 27
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
88 to 92.8
Copper (Cu), % 96.9 to 99
2.6 to 3.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 0.9 to 1.3
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
4.5 to 6.0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15