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A413.0 Aluminum vs. C17300 Copper

A413.0 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 (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 A413.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C17300 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
120
Elongation at Break, % 3.5
3.0 to 23
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
45
Shear Strength, MPa 170
320 to 790
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
500 to 1380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
160 to 1200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 31
22
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.1
40 to 88
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
110 to 5410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 54
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
16 to 44
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33
16 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 52
32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
17 to 48

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 82.9 to 89
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
1.8 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
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 0.35
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.6
Silicon (Si), % 11 to 13
0 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5