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C99300 Copper vs. EN AC-51500 Aluminum

C99300 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-51500 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-51500 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
80
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
68
Elongation at Break, % 2.0
5.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 250
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.8
88

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.2
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.5
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 70
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11
13
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 590
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
52
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
49
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 10.7 to 11.5
89.8 to 93.1
Cobalt (Co), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 68.6 to 74.4
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
4.7 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.4 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 13.5 to 16.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.020
1.8 to 2.6
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.070
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15