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C17510 Copper vs. 238.0 Aluminum

C17510 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 238.0 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 C17510 copper and the bottom bar is 238.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
76
Elongation at Break, % 5.4 to 37
1.5
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
28
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 860
210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 750
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
840
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 210
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22 to 54
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 23 to 54
67

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
12
Density, g/cm3 8.9
3.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
7.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 65
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1040

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 39 to 92
2.9
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 64 to 2410
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
42
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.7 to 27
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 23
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 30
9.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
81.9 to 84.9
Beryllium (Be), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 95.9 to 98.4
9.5 to 10.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
1.0 to 1.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 1.4 to 2.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
3.6 to 4.4
Zinc (Zn), % 0
1.0 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0