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EN AC-44000 Aluminum vs. C55283 Copper

EN AC-44000 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C55283 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 EN AC-44000 aluminum and the bottom bar is C55283 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 560
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
720
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.5
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 55
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
6.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
8.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.4
8.0

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 87.1 to 90
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
86.2 to 87.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.19
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.45
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
7.0 to 7.5
Silicon (Si), % 10 to 11.8
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
5.8 to 6.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.15