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C12600 Copper vs. EN AC-51500 Aluminum

C12600 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-51500 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-51500 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
68
Elongation at Break, % 56
5.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 56
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
88

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.9
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
13
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
52
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
49
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
89.8 to 93.1
Copper (Cu), % 99.5 to 99.8
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
4.7 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.4 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.8 to 2.6
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.070
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15