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C99300 Copper vs. 6005 Aluminum

C99300 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 6005 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 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 C99300 copper and the bottom bar is 6005 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
90 to 95
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
68
Elongation at Break, % 2.0
9.5 to 17
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
190 to 310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380
100 to 280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 250
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
180 to 200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
54
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.8
180

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.2
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.5
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 70
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11
27 to 36
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 590
77 to 550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
20 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
28 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
74 to 83
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
8.6 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 10.7 to 11.5
97.5 to 99
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Cobalt (Co), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 68.6 to 74.4
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 13.5 to 16.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.020
0.6 to 0.9
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15