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C81400 Copper vs. EN AC-46400 Aluminum

C81400 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-46400 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-46400 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
72
Elongation at Break, % 11
1.1 to 1.7
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
170 to 310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
110 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
520
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 260
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 60
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 61
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.9
2.7
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
1.7 to 4.9
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
82 to 500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
52
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
18 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
26 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 75
55
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
7.8 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
85.4 to 90.5
Beryllium (Be), % 0.020 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.6 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 98.4 to 99.38
0.8 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.25 to 0.65
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0
8.3 to 9.7
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25