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852.0 Aluminum vs. C71500 Copper-nickel

852.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C71500 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 C71500 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
52
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200
380 to 620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1240
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 210
1170
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 840
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 180
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
4.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
4.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
41
Density, g/cm3 3.2
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
74
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
280

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
8.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 43
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
12 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
13 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 65
7.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.7
12 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 86.6 to 91.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.7 to 2.3
63.5 to 70.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0.4 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 0.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.9 to 1.5
29 to 33
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