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852.0 Aluminum vs. C17200 Copper

852.0 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 852.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C17200 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
120
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
1.1 to 37
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
45
Shear Strength, MPa 130
330 to 780
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200
480 to 1380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
160 to 1250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 210
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 840
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 180
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
22
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 3.2
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.2
4.2 to 500
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
110 to 5720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 43
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
15 to 44
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
16 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 65
31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.7
16 to 46

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 86.6 to 91.3
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
1.8 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 1.7 to 2.3
96.1 to 98
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 0.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.9 to 1.5
0.2 to 0.6
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 5.5 to 7.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5