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7116 Aluminum vs. CR025A Copper

7116 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while CR025A copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 7116 aluminum and the bottom bar is CR025A copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
120
Elongation at Break, % 7.8
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 46
99
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
99

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
31
Density, g/cm3 2.9
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 28
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 790
83
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
7.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 39
9.3
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
8.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.5 to 94.5
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.00050
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.1
99.9 to 99.96
Gallium (Ga), % 0 to 0.030
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.040 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 4.2 to 5.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0