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EN AC-46500 Aluminum vs. C14180 Copper

EN AC-46500 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C14180 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-46500 aluminum and the bottom bar is C14180 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 74
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 520
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
31
Density, g/cm3 2.9
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 1030
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
69
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
6.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32
8.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 41
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
7.4

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 77.9 to 90
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 4.0
99.9 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.020
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.050 to 0.55
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.55
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.075
Silicon (Si), % 8.0 to 11
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 3.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.25
0