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C12600 Copper vs. 851.0 Aluminum

C12600 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 851.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 25 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 C12600 copper and the bottom bar is 851.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
69
Elongation at Break, % 56
3.9 to 9.1
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 56
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
130 to 140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
850
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
180
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
46
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
14
Density, g/cm3 8.9
3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
45
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
12 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
19 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
69
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5
6.1 to 6.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
86.6 to 91.5
Copper (Cu), % 99.5 to 99.8
0.7 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.3 to 0.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Tin (Sn), % 0
5.5 to 7.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3