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851.0 Aluminum vs. C17300 Copper

851.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C17300 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 851.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C17300 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
120
Elongation at Break, % 3.9 to 9.1
3.0 to 23
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 130 to 140
500 to 1380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 360
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 850
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 180
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 46
22
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 3.1
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 13
16 to 44
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 20
16 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 69
32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.1 to 6.3
17 to 48

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 86.6 to 91.5
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
1.8 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 0.7 to 1.3
95.5 to 97.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 0.7
0.2 to 0.6
Silicon (Si), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 5.5 to 7.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5