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C82200 Copper vs. EN AC-21000 Aluminum

C82200 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-21000 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 C82200 copper and the bottom bar is EN AC-21000 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
71
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 20
6.7
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 660
340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 520
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
670
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 180
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 46
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
11
Density, g/cm3 8.9
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 74
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 49 to 66
21
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 1130
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 20
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 19
36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 53
49
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 23
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
93.4 to 95.5
Beryllium (Be), % 0.35 to 0.8
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 97.4 to 98.7
4.2 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1