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380.0 Aluminum vs. C17465 Copper

380.0 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 (3, 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 380.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C17465 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 74
120
Elongation at Break, % 3.0
5.3 to 36
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
44
Shear Strength, MPa 190
210 to 540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320
310 to 930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
120 to 830

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 510
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
220
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
22 to 51
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 83
23 to 52

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
45
Density, g/cm3 2.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.5
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 8.0
47 to 90
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
64 to 2920
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
9.7 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
11 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
64
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
11 to 33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 79.6 to 89.5
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.15 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
95.7 to 98.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
1.0 to 1.4
Silicon (Si), % 7.5 to 9.5
0 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 3.0
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5