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2036 Aluminum vs. C70620 Copper-nickel

2036 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C70620 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 2036 aluminum and the bottom bar is C70620 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340
300 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1120
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
1060
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
33
Density, g/cm3 2.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33
9.3 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
11 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 62
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
10 to 20

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 94.4 to 97.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.2 to 3.0
86.5 to 90
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
1.0 to 1.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 11
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.5