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EN AC-43300 Aluminum vs. C96700 Copper

EN AC-43300 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C96700 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-43300 aluminum and the bottom bar is C96700 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
140
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 6.7
10
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
53
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 290
1210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 230
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 540
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1170
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1110
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
90
Density, g/cm3 2.5
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
9.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1080
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.1 to 17
99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300 to 370
1080
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
8.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 54
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 32
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37 to 38
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
8.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 14
40

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88.9 to 90.8
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0
1.1 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
62.4 to 68.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.19
0.4 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.45
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.4 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
29 to 33
Silicon (Si), % 9.0 to 10
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0.15 to 0.35
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5