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852.0 Aluminum vs. C70400 Copper-nickel

852.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C70400 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 852.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C70400 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200
300 to 310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
95 to 230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1120
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 210
1060
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 840
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 180
64
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
14
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
32
Density, g/cm3 3.2
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
38 to 220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 43
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
9.3 to 9.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
11 to 12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 65
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.7
10 to 11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 86.6 to 91.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.7 to 2.3
89.8 to 93.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
1.3 to 1.7
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 0.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.3 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0.9 to 1.5
4.8 to 6.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Tin (Sn), % 5.5 to 7.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5