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C12600 Copper vs. EN AC-41000 Aluminum

C12600 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-41000 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 EN AC-41000 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
69
Elongation at Break, % 56
4.5
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 56
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
170 to 280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69
80 to 210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
38
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
130

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
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
6.4 to 11
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21
46 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
18 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
26 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
69
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5
7.8 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
95.2 to 97.6
Copper (Cu), % 99.5 to 99.8
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.6
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.45 to 0.65
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.6 to 2.4
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15