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C99300 Copper vs. EN AC-46400 Aluminum

C99300 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-46400 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 C99300 copper and the bottom bar is EN AC-46400 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
77 to 120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
72
Elongation at Break, % 2.0
1.1 to 1.7
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
170 to 310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380
110 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
520
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 250
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.8
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.2
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.5
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 70
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
1070

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11
1.7 to 4.9
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 590
82 to 500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.3
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
52
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
18 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
26 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
55
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
7.8 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 10.7 to 11.5
85.4 to 90.5
Cobalt (Co), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 68.6 to 74.4
0.8 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.25 to 0.65
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 13.5 to 16.5
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.020
8.3 to 9.7
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25