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C17300 Copper vs. 1080 Aluminum

C17300 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 1080 aluminum belongs to the aluminum 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 C17300 copper and the bottom bar is 1080 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
68
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 23
4.6 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
26
Shear Strength, MPa 320 to 790
49 to 78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1380
72 to 130
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 1200
17 to 120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 270
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22
61
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 23
200

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40 to 88
4.7 to 21
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 5410
2.1 to 100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 44
7.4 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 31
14 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 32
94
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 48
3.2 to 6.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
99.8 to 100
Beryllium (Be), % 1.8 to 2.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 95.5 to 97.8
0 to 0.030
Gallium (Ga), % 0
0 to 0.030
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.020
Nickel (Ni), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.030
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.020