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C17300 Copper vs. EN AC-46100 Aluminum

C17300 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-46100 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 EN AC-46100 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
73
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 23
1.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
28
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1380
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 1200
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
550
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 270
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 23
90

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
7.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1030

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40 to 88
2.3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 5410
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 44
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 31
34
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 32
44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 48
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
80.4 to 88.5
Beryllium (Be), % 1.8 to 2.0
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 95.5 to 97.8
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.1
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 0.45
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
10 to 12
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.7
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25