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201.0 Aluminum vs. C17300 Copper

201.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C17300 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 201.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C17300 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
120
Elongation at Break, % 4.4 to 20
3.0 to 23
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
45
Shear Strength, MPa 290
320 to 790
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 470
500 to 1380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 400
160 to 1200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30 to 33
22
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 87 to 97
23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 3.1
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.7
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 63
40 to 88
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330 to 1160
110 to 5410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 42
16 to 44
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37 to 44
16 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 45
32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 25
17 to 48

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 92.1 to 95.1
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
1.8 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.2
95.5 to 97.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.15 to 0.55
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Silver (Ag), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5