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6110 Aluminum vs. C55284 Copper

6110 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C55284 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, 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 C55284 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
38
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
800
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
16
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
260

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 51
5.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 51
8.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
7.4

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 94.4 to 98.4
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.040 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.7
79.2 to 80.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.5 to 1.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.7
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
4.8 to 5.2
Silicon (Si), % 0.7 to 1.5
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
14.5 to 15.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.15