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C55281 Copper vs. EN AC-46000 Aluminum

C55281 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-46000 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, 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 C55281 copper and the bottom bar is EN AC-46000 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
73
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
28
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
530
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 810
620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
880
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.7
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.0
7.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.1
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.5
33
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.7
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
79.7 to 90
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 88.5 to 89.4
2.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 1.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.050 to 0.55
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.55
Phosphorus (P), % 5.8 to 6.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
8.0 to 11
Silver (Ag), % 4.8 to 5.2
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25