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7049 Aluminum vs. C17200 Copper

7049 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C17200 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 C17200 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 37
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
45
Shear Strength, MPa 300 to 310
330 to 780
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510 to 530
480 to 1380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420 to 450
160 to 1250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
280
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
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
22
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 3.1
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31 to 34
4.2 to 500
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1270 to 1440
110 to 5720
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 44
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46 to 47
16 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51
31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 23
16 to 46

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.7 to 89.5
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
1.8 to 2.0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.1 to 0.22
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.2 to 1.9
96.1 to 98
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