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2017 Aluminum vs. C17465 Copper

2017 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C17465 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 2017 aluminum and the bottom bar is C17465 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
120
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 18
5.3 to 36
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
44
Shear Strength, MPa 130 to 260
210 to 540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 430
310 to 930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 76 to 260
120 to 830

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
220
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 38
22 to 51
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
23 to 52

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
45
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24 to 66
47 to 90
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 41 to 470
64 to 2920
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 40
9.7 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 42
11 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
64
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.9 to 18
11 to 33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.6 to 95.5
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.15 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.5 to 4.5
95.7 to 98.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.0 to 1.4
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.8
0 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5