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8079 Aluminum vs. C14500 Copper

8079 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C14500 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 8079 aluminum and the bottom bar is C14500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
120
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
12 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 150
220 to 330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
69 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
360
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 58
94
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 190
95

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
33
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.1
36 to 85
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
21 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
6.8 to 10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
9.1 to 12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 92
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.4
8.0 to 12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 98.1 to 99.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
99.2 to 99.596
Iron (Fe), % 0.7 to 1.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.0040 to 0.012
Silicon (Si), % 0.050 to 0.3
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0