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B535.0 Aluminum vs. C17200 Copper

B535.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C17200 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 B535.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C17200 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 66
120
Elongation at Break, % 10
1.1 to 37
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
45
Shear Strength, MPa 210
330 to 780
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
480 to 1380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
160 to 1250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24
22
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 82
23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22
4.2 to 500
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
110 to 5720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
15 to 44
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35
16 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
16 to 46

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.7 to 93.4
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
1.8 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
96.1 to 98
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 6.5 to 7.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5