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7049 Aluminum vs. C16500 Copper

7049 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C16500 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 7049 aluminum and the bottom bar is C16500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.2 to 7.0
1.5 to 53
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
43
Shear Strength, MPa 300 to 310
200 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510 to 530
280 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420 to 450
97 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
250
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
60
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
61

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
31
Density, g/cm3 3.1
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31 to 34
7.8 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1270 to 1440
41 to 1160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 46 to 47
8.6 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46 to 47
11 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51
74
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 23
9.8 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.7 to 89.5
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.1 to 0.22
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.2 to 1.9
97.8 to 98.9
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.020
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.0 to 2.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 0.7
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 7.2 to 8.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5