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364.0 Aluminum vs. C17300 Copper

364.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C17300 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 364.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C17300 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
120
Elongation at Break, % 7.5
3.0 to 23
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
45
Shear Strength, MPa 200
320 to 790
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300
500 to 1380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
160 to 1200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 520
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
22
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1080
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
40 to 88
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
110 to 5410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
16 to 44
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
16 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51
32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
17 to 48

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.2 to 92
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0.020 to 0.040
1.8 to 2.0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.25 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
95.5 to 97.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.15
0.2 to 0.6
Silicon (Si), % 7.5 to 9.5
0 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5