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C17300 Copper vs. 520.0 Aluminum

C17300 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 520.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum 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 C17300 copper and the bottom bar is 520.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
66
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 23
14
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
25
Shear Strength, MPa 320 to 790
230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1380
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 1200
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 270
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
87
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
25

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22
21
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 23
72

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
9.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40 to 88
39
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 5410
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
52
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 44
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 31
41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 32
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 48
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
87.9 to 90.5
Beryllium (Be), % 1.8 to 2.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 95.5 to 97.8
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
9.5 to 10.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15