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C19500 Copper vs. 6110A Aluminum

C19500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 6110A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 C19500 copper and the bottom bar is 6110A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
70
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 38
11 to 18
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
26
Shear Strength, MPa 260 to 360
220 to 280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 640
360 to 470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 600
250 to 430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1090
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 50 to 56
42
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 50 to 57
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.9
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14 to 110
47 to 58
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 59 to 1530
450 to 1300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 20
36 to 47
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
41 to 48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
65
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 23
16 to 21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.020
94.8 to 98
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.050 to 0.25
Cobalt (Co), % 0.3 to 1.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 94.9 to 98.6
0.3 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.7 to 1.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.3 to 0.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.35
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.7 to 1.1
Tin (Sn), % 0.1 to 1.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15