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7010 Aluminum vs. C71520 Copper-nickel

7010 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C71520 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 C71520 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
140
Elongation at Break, % 3.9 to 6.8
10 to 45
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
51
Shear Strength, MPa 300 to 340
250 to 340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 590
370 to 570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410 to 540
140 to 430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1170
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
1120
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
32
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
5.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
5.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
40
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
5.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
73
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22 to 33
54 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1230 to 2130
67 to 680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
8.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 47 to 54
12 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47 to 52
13 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
8.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 26
12 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.9 to 90.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.0
65 to 71.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0.4 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.1 to 2.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
28 to 33
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.12
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.060
0
Zinc (Zn), % 5.7 to 6.7
0 to 0.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.1 to 0.16
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5