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C17300 Copper vs. 359.0 Aluminum

C17300 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 359.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum 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 C17300 copper and the bottom bar is 359.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
71
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 23
3.8 to 4.9
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
27
Shear Strength, MPa 320 to 790
220 to 230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1380
340 to 350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 1200
250 to 280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
530
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 270
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 23
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1090

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40 to 88
12 to 15
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 5410
450 to 540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
54
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 44
37 to 38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 31
42 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 32
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 48
16 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
88.9 to 91
Beryllium (Be), % 1.8 to 2.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 95.5 to 97.8
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.5 to 0.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
8.5 to 9.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15