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6008 Aluminum vs. CC383H Copper-nickel

6008 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while CC383H copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 6008 aluminum and the bottom bar is CC383H copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
140
Elongation at Break, % 9.1 to 17
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
52
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 290
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 220
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
1130
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 49
5.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 160
5.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
44
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
5.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
83
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24 to 28
84
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 76 to 360
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 29
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 35
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 77
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.0 to 13
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.5 to 99.1
0 to 0.010
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.010
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.010
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
64 to 69.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0.5 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0.6 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
29 to 31
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 0.9
0.3 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0