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6110 Aluminum vs. C14300 Copper

6110 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C14300 copper belongs to the copper 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 6110 aluminum and the bottom bar is C14300 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
120
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
2.0 to 42
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
43
Shear Strength, MPa 290
150 to 260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
220 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
76 to 430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 42
96
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
96

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
31
Density, g/cm3 2.8
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11
9.0 to 72
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1770
25 to 810
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 51
6.8 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 51
9.1 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 67
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
7.8 to 16

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 94.4 to 98.4
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0.040 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.7
99.9 to 99.95
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.5 to 1.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.7
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.7 to 1.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0