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C12600 Copper vs. 1050 Aluminum

C12600 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 1050 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 C12600 copper and the bottom bar is 1050 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
68
Elongation at Break, % 56
4.6 to 37
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 56
26
Shear Strength, MPa 190
52 to 81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
76 to 140
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69
25 to 120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
650
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
61
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
200

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.9
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
5.4 to 22
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21
4.6 to 110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
7.8 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
15 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
94
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5
3.4 to 6.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
99.5 to 100
Copper (Cu), % 99.5 to 99.8
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.25
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.050