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359.0 Aluminum vs. C72700 Copper-nickel

359.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C72700 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 359.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C72700 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
120
Elongation at Break, % 3.8 to 4.9
4.0 to 36
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
44
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 230
310 to 620
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 350
460 to 1070
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 280
580 to 1060

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 530
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
54
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
36
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 1090
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 15
20 to 380
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 450 to 540
1420 to 4770
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 54
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37 to 38
14 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 42 to 43
15 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 17
16 to 38

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88.9 to 91
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
82.1 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.5 to 0.7
0 to 0.15
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.050 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.5 to 9.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 8.5 to 9.5
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3