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3303 Aluminum vs. C70600 Copper-nickel

3303 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C70600 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 3303 aluminum and the bottom bar is C70600 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
120
Elongation at Break, % 23
3.0 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
46
Shear Strength, MPa 69
190 to 330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110
290 to 570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 39
63 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1150
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
1100
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 43
9.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
9.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
33
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 20
6.5 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 11
16 to 290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
9.1 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
11 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 67
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.8
9.8 to 19

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 96.6 to 99
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.050 to 0.2
84.7 to 90
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
1.0 to 1.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 11
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.5