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7049 Aluminum vs. C17000 Copper

7049 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C17000 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 C17000 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
120
Elongation at Break, % 6.2 to 7.0
1.1 to 31
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
45
Shear Strength, MPa 300 to 310
320 to 750
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510 to 530
490 to 1310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420 to 450
160 to 1140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
22
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
22

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 3.1
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
8.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31 to 34
4.2 to 390
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1270 to 1440
110 to 5420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 46 to 47
15 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46 to 47
16 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51
32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 23
17 to 45

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.7 to 89.5
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
1.6 to 1.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0.1 to 0.22
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.2 to 1.9
96.3 to 98.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.0 to 2.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 7.2 to 8.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5