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6162 Aluminum vs. C17300 Copper

6162 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 6162 aluminum and the bottom bar is C17300 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
120
Elongation at Break, % 6.7 to 9.1
3.0 to 23
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
45
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 180
320 to 790
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 300
500 to 1380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 270
160 to 1200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 50
22
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170
23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 26
40 to 88
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 510 to 550
110 to 5410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 30
16 to 44
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
16 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 79
32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
17 to 48

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.7 to 98.9
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
1.8 to 2.0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
95.5 to 97.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.7 to 1.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.8
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5