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7010 Aluminum vs. C17500 Copper

7010 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 (1, 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 7010 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, % 3.9 to 6.8
6.0 to 30
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160 to 190
170 to 310
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
45
Shear Strength, MPa 300 to 340
200 to 520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 590
310 to 860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410 to 540
170 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
24 to 53
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
24 to 54

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
60
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
4.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
73
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22 to 33
30 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1230 to 2130
120 to 2390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 47 to 54
9.7 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47 to 52
11 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 26
11 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.9 to 90.6
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
2.4 to 2.7
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.0
95.6 to 97.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.1 to 2.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.060
0
Zinc (Zn), % 5.7 to 6.7
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.1 to 0.16
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5