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C17500 Copper vs. 6014 Aluminum

C17500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 6014 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 C17500 copper and the bottom bar is 6014 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
69
Elongation at Break, % 6.0 to 30
9.1 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 310
43 to 79
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
26
Shear Strength, MPa 200 to 520
96 to 150
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 860
160 to 260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170 to 760
80 to 200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24 to 53
53
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 24 to 54
180

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.9
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.7
8.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 73
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 120
22
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 2390
46 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.7 to 27
16 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 23
24 to 33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
83
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 29
7.0 to 11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
97.1 to 99.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Cobalt (Co), % 2.4 to 2.7
0
Copper (Cu), % 95.6 to 97.2
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.4 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0.3 to 0.6
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15