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C55181 Copper vs. 7010 Aluminum

C55181 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 7010 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, 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 C55181 copper and the bottom bar is 7010 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
70
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200
520 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 790
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 710
480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
860
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
24

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
10
Density, g/cm3 8.5
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
1120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
45
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.5
47 to 54
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.9
47 to 52
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2
22 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
87.9 to 90.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 92.4 to 93
1.5 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.15
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
2.1 to 2.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 7.0 to 7.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.12
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