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C99300 Copper vs. EN AC-44200 Aluminum

C99300 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-44200 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 EN AC-44200 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
60
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
72
Elongation at Break, % 2.0
6.2
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380
86

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
570
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 250
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
590
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.8
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.2
2.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.5
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 70
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
1050

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11
9.1
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 590
51
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.3
16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
55
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
8.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 10.7 to 11.5
85.2 to 89.5
Cobalt (Co), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 68.6 to 74.4
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 0.55
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 13.5 to 16.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.020
10.5 to 13.5
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15