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B535.0 Aluminum vs. C17500 Copper

B535.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C17500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 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 B535.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C17500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 66
120
Elongation at Break, % 10
6.0 to 30
Fatigue Strength, MPa 62
170 to 310
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
45
Shear Strength, MPa 210
200 to 520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
310 to 860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
170 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24
24 to 53
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 82
24 to 54

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
60
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
4.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
73
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22
30 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
120 to 2390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
9.7 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35
11 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
11 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.7 to 93.4
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Cobalt (Co), % 0
2.4 to 2.7
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
95.6 to 97.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 6.5 to 7.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5