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C99500 Copper vs. Sintered 6061 Aluminum

C99500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while sintered 6061 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 26 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 C99500 copper and the bottom bar is sintered 6061 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
68
Elongation at Break, % 13
0.5 to 6.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
25
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
83 to 210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
62 to 190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
900
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
52
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
170

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
0.68 to 7.0
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 410
28 to 280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
8.6 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
16 to 29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
3.8 to 9.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 2.0
96 to 99.4
Copper (Cu), % 82.5 to 92
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 3.0 to 5.0
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 2.0
0.2 to 0.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.5