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7076 Aluminum vs. C10500 Copper

7076 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C10500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 7076 aluminum and the bottom bar is C10500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
120
Elongation at Break, % 6.2
2.8 to 51
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
43
Shear Strength, MPa 310
150 to 210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
220 to 400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
75 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 460
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
100
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
32
Density, g/cm3 3.0
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
11 to 90
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1510
24 to 680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 49
6.8 to 12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 48
9.1 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
7.8 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 86.9 to 91.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.3 to 1.0
99.89 to 99.966
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.2 to 2.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.034 to 0.060
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 7.0 to 8.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.050