Table 2: Material properties of Al-2024 and Al-7075 [13].
| Property | Al2024 | Al7075 | WC |
| Young's Modulus (GPa) | 73.1 | 71.7 | 612 |
| Poisson's ratio | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.22 |
| Density (kg/m3) | 2780 | 2810 | 11900 |
| Thermal conductivity (W/mC) | 121 | 130 | 86 |
| Specific heat (J/kgC) | 875 | 960 | 337 |
| Thermal expansion coefficient (x106) (1/C) | 22.68 | 25.2 | 4.9 |
| Melting temperature (C) | 600 | 635 | - |