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C17300 Copper vs. 8090 Aluminum

C17300 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 8090 aluminum belongs to the aluminum 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 C17300 copper and the bottom bar is 8090 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
67
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 23
3.5 to 13
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
25
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1380
340 to 490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 1200
210 to 420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 270
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
960
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
95 to 160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22
20
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 23
66

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
8.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40 to 88
16 to 41
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 5410
340 to 1330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 44
34 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 31
39 to 50
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 32
36 to 60
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 48
15 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
93 to 98.4
Beryllium (Be), % 1.8 to 2.0
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 95.5 to 97.8
1.0 to 1.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Lithium (Li), % 0
2.2 to 2.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.6 to 1.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.040 to 0.16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15