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EN AC-46100 Aluminum vs. C96700 Copper

EN AC-46100 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-46100 aluminum and the bottom bar is C96700 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
140
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
10
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
53
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
1210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 550
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1170
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1110
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
90
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
9.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1030
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3
99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
1080
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
8.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 34
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
8.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
40

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 80.4 to 88.5
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0
1.1 to 1.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
62.4 to 68.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.1
0.4 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.010
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0.4 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.45
29 to 33
Silicon (Si), % 10 to 12
0 to 0.15
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0.15 to 0.35
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.7
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5