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354.0 Aluminum vs. C71640 Copper-nickel

354.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C71640 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 354.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C71640 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
52
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360 to 380
490 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280 to 310
190 to 460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 530
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1120
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
7.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
40
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
5.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
73
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 540 to 670
130 to 750
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
8.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37 to 39
15 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 42 to 44
16 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 52
8.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 18
16 to 21

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 87.3 to 89.4
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.6 to 2.0
61.7 to 67.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
1.7 to 2.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
1.5 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
29 to 32
Silicon (Si), % 8.6 to 9.4
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.5