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C99300 Copper vs. EN AC-48100 Aluminum

C99300 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-48100 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-48100 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
100 to 140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
76
Elongation at Break, % 2.0
1.1
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
29
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
240 to 330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380
190 to 300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
640
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 250
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.8
87

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
11
Density, g/cm3 8.2
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.5
7.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 70
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
940

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11
2.3 to 3.6
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 590
250 to 580
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.3
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
24 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
31 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
55
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
11 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 10.7 to 11.5
72.1 to 79.8
Cobalt (Co), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 68.6 to 74.4
4.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 1.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.25 to 0.65
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 13.5 to 16.5
0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.020
16 to 18
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25