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C12600 Copper vs. EN AC-45000 Aluminum

C12600 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-45000 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-45000 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
73
Elongation at Break, % 56
1.1
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 56
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
470
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
520
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
81

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
11
Density, g/cm3 8.9
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1070

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
1.7
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21
80
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
47
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5
8.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
82.2 to 91.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 99.5 to 99.8
3.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.55
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.2 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
5.0 to 7.0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.35