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711.0 Aluminum vs. C14700 Copper

711.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C14700 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 711.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C14700 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
120
Elongation at Break, % 7.8
9.1 to 35
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
240 to 320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
85 to 250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
95
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
96

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
30
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 15
25 to 65
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
31 to 280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
7.3 to 10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
9.5 to 12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 61
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.3
8.4 to 12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 89.8 to 92.7
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.35 to 0.65
99.395 to 99.798
Iron (Fe), % 0.7 to 1.4
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.45
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.0020 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 6.0 to 7.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1