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6110 Aluminum vs. CC381H Copper-nickel

6110 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while CC381H 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 6110 aluminum and the bottom bar is CC381H copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
140
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
52
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1120
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 42
6.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
6.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
40
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
5.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
73
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11
60
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1770
68
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 51
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 51
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 67
8.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
13

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 94.4 to 98.4
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.040 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.7
64.5 to 69.9
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0.5 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.5 to 1.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.7
0.6 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
29 to 31
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0.7 to 1.5
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0