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C82700 Copper vs. 6066 Aluminum

C82700 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 6066 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 27 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 C82700 copper and the bottom bar is 6066 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
70
Elongation at Break, % 1.8
7.8 to 17
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1200
160 to 400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1020
93 to 360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 300
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 20
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 21
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.7
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21
23 to 52
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 4260
61 to 920
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
16 to 39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
23 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
61
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 41
6.9 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
93 to 97
Beryllium (Be), % 2.4 to 2.6
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.090
0 to 0.4
Copper (Cu), % 94.6 to 96.7
0.7 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.8 to 1.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.6 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 1.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0.9 to 1.8
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15