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2030 Aluminum vs. Grade CU5MCuC Nickel

2030 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade CU5MCuC nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 2030 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade CU5MCuC nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.6 to 8.0
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 91 to 110
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 420
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 270
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
45
Density, g/cm3 3.1
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 26
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 390 to 530
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 38
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37 to 40
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 19
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88.9 to 95.2
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
19.5 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 3.3 to 4.5
1.5 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
22.2 to 37.9
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.5 to 1.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
38 to 44
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.6 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0