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4147 Aluminum vs. C17465 Copper

4147 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 4147 aluminum and the bottom bar is C17465 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
120
Elongation at Break, % 3.3
5.3 to 36
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
44
Shear Strength, MPa 63
210 to 540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110
310 to 930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 59
120 to 830

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
220
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
22 to 51
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
23 to 52

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
45
Density, g/cm3 2.5
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 1050
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.1
47 to 90
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24
64 to 2920
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 55
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
9.7 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
11 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
64
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.2
11 to 33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85 to 88.9
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0 to 0.00030
0.15 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
95.7 to 98.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.1 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.0 to 1.4
Silicon (Si), % 11 to 13
0 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5