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2007 Aluminum vs. C12000 Copper

2007 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C12000 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 2007 aluminum and the bottom bar is C12000 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
120
Elongation at Break, % 5.6 to 8.0
2.8 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
43
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 250
160 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 420
230 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 270
77 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 47
98
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
98

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
31
Density, g/cm3 3.1
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 26
10 to 91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 390 to 530
25 to 690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 44
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 38
7.2 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37 to 40
9.4 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 19
8.2 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.5 to 95
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.2
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.3 to 4.6
99.9 to 99.996
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 1.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.0040 to 0.012
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.8
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0