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C12900 Copper vs. 7010 Aluminum

C12900 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 7010 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 C12900 copper and the bottom bar is 7010 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
70
Elongation at Break, % 2.8 to 50
3.9 to 6.8
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
26
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 210
300 to 340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 420
520 to 590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 380
410 to 540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
860
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 380
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 98
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 98
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
10
Density, g/cm3 9.0
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
1120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 88
22 to 33
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24 to 640
1230 to 2130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
45
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 13
47 to 54
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 14
47 to 52
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8 to 15
22 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
87.9 to 90.6
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.012
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 99.88 to 100
1.5 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0040
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
2.1 to 2.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.12
Silver (Ag), % 0 to 0.054
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0 to 0.025
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.060
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.7 to 6.7
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.1 to 0.16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15