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296.0 Aluminum vs. C17200 Copper

296.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C17200 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 296.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C17200 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
120
Elongation at Break, % 3.2 to 7.1
1.1 to 37
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260 to 270
480 to 1380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 180
160 to 1250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130 to 150
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33 to 37
22
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99 to 110
23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.6 to 15
4.2 to 500
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 220
110 to 5720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 25
15 to 44
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30 to 31
16 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51 to 56
31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
16 to 46

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 89 to 94
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
1.8 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
96.1 to 98
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.2
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.35
0.2 to 0.6
Silicon (Si), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5