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Copper vs Aluminium

Copper
Aluminium
Aluminium vs Copper


Periodic Table
Symbol
Cu   
Al   
Group Number
11   
7
13   
5
Period Number
4   
3   
Block
d block   
p block   
Element Family
Transition Metal   
Post-​Transition   
CAS Number
7440508   
37
7429905   
99+
Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m   
Fm_ 3m   
Space Group Number
225.00   
2
225.00   
2
Facts
Interesting Facts
  • Copper rarely found in its pure form in nature.
  • Copper Sulfate is mostly used in agricultural poison and as an algicide in water purification system.
  
  • Aluminum’s abundance percentage is more as it is found in more than 260 minerals.
  • Pure Aluminum always reacts with oxygen rapidly.
  • It is a good conductor of heat and electricity and used in transmission lines.
  
Sources
Found in Minerals   
By Electrolysis Process, Earth's crust, Mining   
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Unknown   
Hans Christian Oersted   
Discovery
In Middle East (9000 BCE)   
In 1825   
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Universe
6 * 10-6 %   
12
5 * 10-3 %   
5
Abundance In Sun
~0.00007 %   
12
~0.006 %   
5
Abundance In Meteorites
0.01 %   
13
0.91 %   
5
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %   
17
8.10 %   
1
Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
8
0.00 %   
6
Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
9
0.00 %   
10
Uses
Uses & Benefits
  • It is use for coinage and bullion.
  • Most of copper element is used in manufacturing electrical and electronic equipments such as wirings and components. It is also used in construction and industrial machine.
  
  • Aluminum is used in a various products; for example, cans, foils, kitchen utensils, window frames, beer kegs and aero plane parts, automobile parts, etc.
  
Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry, Electronic Industry   
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   
Medical Uses
NA   
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing   
Other Uses
Alloys, Coinage, Jewellery   
Alloys, Jewellery, Sculptures, Statues   
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Non Toxic   
Non Toxic   
Present in Human Body
Yes   
Yes   
In Blood
1.01 Blood/mg dm-3   
8
0.39 Blood/mg dm-3   
9
In Bone
26.00 p.p.m.   
12
27.00 p.p.m.   
11
Physical Properties
Melting Point
1,084.62 °C   
40
660.37 °C   
99+
Boiling Point
2,562.00 °C   
99+
2,467.00 °C   
99+
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid   
Solid   
Color
Copper   
Silvery Gray   
Luster
NA   
Metallic   
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
3.00   
12
2.75   
13
Brinell Hardness
235.00 MPa   
38
160.00 MPa   
99+
Vickers Hardness
343.00 MPa   
28
160.00 MPa   
35
Speed of Sound
3,810.00 m/s   
19
5,000.00 m/s   
10
Optical Properties
  
  
Reflectivity
90.00 %   
3
71.00 %   
10
Allotropes
No   
No   
α Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   
β Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   
γ Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   
Chemical Properties
Chemical Formula
Cu   
Al   
Isotopes
  
  
Known Isotopes
29   
10
11   
27
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
1.90   
11
1.61   
22
Sanderson Electronegativity
1.98   
9
1.71   
13
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.75   
3
1.47   
14
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.49   
14
1.83   
8
Allen Electronegativity
1.85   
9
1.61   
20
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
2.10   
99+
2.39   
32
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol   
22
577.50 kJ/mol   
99+
2nd Energy Level
1,957.90 kJ/mol   
15
1,816.70 kJ/mol   
19
3rd Energy Level
3,555.00 kJ/mol   
15
2,744.80 kJ/mol   
38
4th Energy Level
5,536.00 kJ/mol   
12
11,577.00 kJ/mol   
3
5th Energy Level
7,700.00 kJ/mol   
11
14,842.00 kJ/mol   
2
6th Energy Level
9,900.00 kJ/mol   
10
18,379.00 kJ/mol   
2
7th Energy level
13,400.00 kJ/mol   
7
23,326.00 kJ/mol   
2
8th Energy Level
16,000.00 kJ/mol   
9
27,465.00 kJ/mol   
2
9th Energy Level
19,200.00 kJ/mol   
9
31,853.00 kJ/mol   
2
10th Energy Level
22,400.00 kJ/mol   
11
38,473.00 kJ/mol   
4
11th Energy Level
25,600.00 kJ/mol   
13
42,647.00 kJ/mol   
5
12th Energy Level
35,600.00 kJ/mol   
6
Not Available   
13th Energy Level
38,700.00 kJ/mol   
6
Not Available   
14th Energy Level
42,000.00 kJ/mol   
7
Not Available   
15th Energy Level
46,700.00 kJ/mol   
9
Not Available   
16th Energy Level
50,200.00 kJ/mol   
10
Not Available   
17th Energy Level
53,700.00 kJ/mol   
12
Not Available   
18th Energy Level
61,100.00 kJ/mol   
10
Not Available   
19th Energy Level
64,702.00 kJ/mol   
11
Not Available   
20th Energy Level
163,700.00 kJ/mol   
2
Not Available   
21st Energy Level
174,100.00 kJ/mol   
2
Not Available   
22nd Energy Level
184,900.00 kJ/mol   
1
Not Available   
23rd Energy Level
198,800.00 kJ/mol   
1
Not Available   
Electrochemical Equivalent
1.19 g/amp-hr   
99+
0.34 g/amp-hr   
99+
Electron Work Function
4.65 eV   
11
4.28 eV   
19
Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Corrosion, Ionization, Solubility   
Chemical Stability, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes   
Atomic Properties
Atomic Number
29   
99+
13   
99+
Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d10 4s1   
[Ne] 3s2 3p1   
Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)   
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)   
Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Copper.jpg#100   
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Aluminium.jpg#100   
Atom
  
  
Number of Protons
29   
99+
13   
99+
Number of Neutrons
35   
99+
14   
99+
Number of Electrons
29   
99+
13   
99+
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
128.00 pm   
99+
143.00 pm   
37
Covalent Radius
132.00 pm   
99+
121.00 pm   
99+
Van der Waals Radius
140.00 pm   
99+
184.00 pm   
34
Atomic Weight
63.55 amu   
99+
26.98 amu   
99+
Atomic Volume
7.10 cm3/mol   
99+
10.00 cm3/mol   
99+
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Previous Element
Nickel
  
Magnesium
  
Next Element
Zinc
  
Potassium
  
Valence Electron Potential
34.00 (-eV)   
99+
80.70 (-eV)   
17
Lattice Constant
361.49 pm   
35
404.95 pm   
22
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2   
π/2, π/2, π/2   
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   
Mechanical Properties
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
8.96 g/cm3   
99+
2.70 g/cm3   
99+
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
8.02 g/cm3   
27
2.38 g/cm3   
99+
Tensile Strength
Not Available   
40.00 MPa   
19
Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
1.53 (Pa)   
8
0.00 (Pa)   
18
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
48.00 GPa   
15
26.00 GPa   
29
Bulk Modulus
140.00 GPa   
12
76.00 GPa   
18
Young's Modulus
120.00 GPa   
17
70.00 GPa   
28
Poisson Ratio
0.34   
10
0.35   
9
Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable   
Ductile, Malleable   
Magnetic Properties
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
8.89   
34
2.72   
99+
Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic   
Paramagnetic   
Permeability
1.256629 * 10-6 H/m   
5
0.00 H/m   
4
Susceptibility
-9.63 * 10-6   
4
0.00   
3
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Conductor   
Conductor   
Resistivity
16.78 nΩ·m   
99+
28.20 nΩ·m   
99+
Electrical Conductivity
0.60 106/cm Ω   
2
0.38 106/cm Ω   
4
Electron Affinity
222.80 kJ/mol   
1
42.50 kJ/mol   
26
Thermal Properties
Specific Heat
0.38 J/(kg K)   
15
0.90 J/(kg K)   
5
Molar Heat Capacity
24.44 J/mol·K   
99+
24.20 J/mol·K   
99+
Thermal Conductivity
401.00 W/m·K   
2
237.00 W/m·K   
4
Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   
Thermal Expansion
16.50 µm/(m·K)   
25
23.10 µm/(m·K)   
17
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
283.70 kJ/mol   
33
293.70 kJ/mol   
31
Enthalpy of Fusion
7.11 kJ/mol   
99+
10.67 kJ/mol   
35
Enthalpy of Atomization
338.90 kJ/mol   
29
322.20 kJ/mol   
31
Standard Molar Entropy
33.20 J/mol.K   
99+
28.30 J/mol.K   
99+
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