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C81400 Copper vs. EN AC-43100 Aluminum

C81400 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-43100 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 28 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 C81400 copper and the bottom bar is EN AC-43100 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
71
Elongation at Break, % 11
1.1 to 2.5
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
180 to 270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
97 to 230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
540
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 260
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 60
37
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 61
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.9
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1070

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 36
2.9 to 5.7
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
66 to 360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
54
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
20 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
28 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 75
60
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
8.6 to 12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
86.9 to 90.8
Beryllium (Be), % 0.020 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.6 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 98.4 to 99.38
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.55
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.2 to 0.45
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.45
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0
9.0 to 11
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15