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1060 Aluminum vs. CC383H Copper-nickel

1060 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while CC383H copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 1060 aluminum and the bottom bar is CC383H copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
140
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 30
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
52
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 67 to 130
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 17 to 110
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 650
1130
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 62
5.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 210
5.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
44
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
5.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
83
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 0.57 to 37
84
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2.1 to 89
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.9 to 13
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 21
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 96
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0 to 5.6
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.6 to 100
0 to 0.010
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.010
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.010
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
64 to 69.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0.5 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0.6 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
29 to 31
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0.3 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.5