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A384.0 Aluminum vs. C17300 Copper

A384.0 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 A384.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C17300 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 74
120
Elongation at Break, % 2.5
3.0 to 23
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
45
Shear Strength, MPa 200
320 to 790
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
500 to 1380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
160 to 1200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 550
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 23
22
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 73
23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.5
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1010
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.9
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 50
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
16 to 44
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
16 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
17 to 48

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 79.3 to 86.5
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
1.8 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.5
95.5 to 97.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 0.4
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
0.2 to 0.6
Silicon (Si), % 10.5 to 12
0 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5