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319.0 Aluminum vs. C17200 Copper

319.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C17200 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 319.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C17200 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.8 to 2.0
1.1 to 37
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
45
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 210
330 to 780
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 240
480 to 1380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 180
160 to 1250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 480
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
22
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 84
23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1080
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.3 to 3.9
4.2 to 500
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 88 to 220
110 to 5720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 24
15 to 44
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 30
16 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6 to 11
16 to 46

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.8 to 91.5
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
1.8 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
96.1 to 98
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.35
0.2 to 0.6
Silicon (Si), % 5.5 to 6.5
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5