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5154 Aluminum vs. C70700 Copper-nickel

5154 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C70700 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 5154 aluminum and the bottom bar is C70700 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
120
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 20
39
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
46
Shear Strength, MPa 140 to 210
220
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 360
320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 94 to 270
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1120
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1060
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
59
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
34
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 39
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 64 to 540
51
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 37
10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32 to 42
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 52
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 16
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.4 to 96.8
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
88.5 to 90.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 3.1 to 3.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.5 to 10.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5