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7178 Aluminum vs. C14510 Copper

7178 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C14510 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 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 7178 aluminum and the bottom bar is C14510 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
120
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 12
9.1 to 9.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
43
Shear Strength, MPa 140 to 380
180 to 190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 640
300 to 320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 560
230 to 250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
360
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
33
Density, g/cm3 3.1
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24 to 52
25 to 29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 2220
230 to 280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 58
9.2 to 10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 54
11 to 12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 28
11 to 12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.4 to 89.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.18 to 0.28
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.6 to 2.4
99.15 to 99.69
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.4 to 3.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.010 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0.3 to 0.7
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 6.3 to 7.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0