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5652 Aluminum vs. C72900 Copper-nickel

5652 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C72900 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 5652 aluminum and the bottom bar is C72900 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
120
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 25
6.0 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
45
Shear Strength, MPa 110 to 170
540 to 630
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 290
870 to 1080
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 74 to 260
700 to 920

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1120
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
39
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
4.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
72
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 39
49 to 210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 40 to 480
2030 to 3490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 30
27 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 36
23 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 57
8.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.4 to 13
31 to 38

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.8 to 97.7
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.040
74.1 to 78
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.2 to 2.8
0 to 0.15
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
14.5 to 15.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
7.5 to 8.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3