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852.0 Aluminum vs. C17500 Copper

852.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C17500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 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 852.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C17500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
120
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
6.0 to 30
Fatigue Strength, MPa 73
170 to 310
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
45
Shear Strength, MPa 130
200 to 520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200
310 to 860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
170 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 210
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 840
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 180
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
24 to 53
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
24 to 54

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
60
Density, g/cm3 3.2
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
4.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
73
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.2
30 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
120 to 2390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 43
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
9.7 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
11 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 65
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.7
11 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 86.6 to 91.3
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Cobalt (Co), % 0
2.4 to 2.7
Copper (Cu), % 1.7 to 2.3
95.6 to 97.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 0.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.9 to 1.5
0
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