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C99300 Copper vs. EN AC-46500 Aluminum

C99300 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-46500 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-46500 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
91
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
74
Elongation at Break, % 2.0
1.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
28
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
520
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 250
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
520
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.8
81

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
10
Density, g/cm3 8.2
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.5
7.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 70
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
1030

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11
2.3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 590
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
41
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 10.7 to 11.5
77.9 to 90
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.15
Cobalt (Co), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 68.6 to 74.4
2.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 1.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.050 to 0.55
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 13.5 to 16.5
0 to 0.55
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.020
8.0 to 11
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 3.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25