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EN AC-42000 Aluminum vs. C17300 Copper

EN AC-42000 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C17300 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 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 EN AC-42000 aluminum and the bottom bar is C17300 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 2.4
3.0 to 23
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170 to 270
500 to 1380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 95 to 230
160 to 1200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 38
22
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.8 to 5.7
40 to 88
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 64 to 370
110 to 5410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 28
16 to 44
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 35
16 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 66
32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.9 to 12
17 to 48

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 89.9 to 93.3
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
1.8 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
95.5 to 97.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.15
0.2 to 0.6
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.65
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.15
0.2 to 0.6
Silicon (Si), % 6.5 to 7.5
0 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5