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EN AC-42100 Aluminum vs. C14510 Copper

EN AC-42100 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C14510 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 EN AC-42100 aluminum and the bottom bar is C14510 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
120
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 9.0
9.1 to 9.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 290
300 to 320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 230
230 to 250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
360
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
33
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.1 to 23
25 to 29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300 to 370
230 to 280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 31
9.2 to 10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37 to 38
11 to 12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 66
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
11 to 12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.3 to 93.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
99.15 to 99.69
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.19
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.45
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.010 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 6.5 to 7.5
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0.3 to 0.7
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.1
0