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C12600 Copper vs. A206.0 Aluminum

C12600 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while A206.0 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 A206.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
70
Elongation at Break, % 56
4.2 to 10
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 56
26
Shear Strength, MPa 190
260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
390 to 440
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69
250 to 380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
670
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
90

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
11
Density, g/cm3 8.9
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
16 to 37
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21
440 to 1000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
36 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
39 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5
17 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
93.9 to 95.7
Copper (Cu), % 99.5 to 99.8
4.2 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.15
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15