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6106 Aluminum vs. C82800 Copper

6106 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C82800 copper belongs to the copper 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 6106 aluminum and the bottom bar is C82800 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
120
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
1.0 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290
670 to 1140
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
380 to 1000

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 49
18
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 160
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24
11 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370
590 to 4080
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
21 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35
20 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 78
36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
23 to 39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.2 to 99.3
0 to 0.15
Beryllium (Be), % 0
2.5 to 2.9
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.15 to 0.7
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
94.6 to 97.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0.2 to 0.35
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.12
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5