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C12600 Copper vs. 2011 Aluminum

C12600 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 2011 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 2011 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
71
Elongation at Break, % 56
8.5 to 18
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 56
27
Shear Strength, MPa 190
190 to 250
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
310 to 420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69
140 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
140 to 170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
35 to 45
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
100 to 130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
11
Density, g/cm3 8.9
3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
29 to 52
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21
140 to 680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
44
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
27 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
32 to 40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
51 to 64
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5
14 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
91.3 to 94.6
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 99.5 to 99.8
5.0 to 6.0
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.4
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15