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852.0 Aluminum vs. C71520 Copper-nickel

852.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C71520 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 C71520 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
140
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
10 to 45
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
51
Shear Strength, MPa 130
250 to 340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200
370 to 570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
140 to 430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1170
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 210
1120
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 840
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 180
32
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
5.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
5.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
40
Density, g/cm3 3.2
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
5.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
73
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.2
54 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
67 to 680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
8.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 43
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
12 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
13 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 65
8.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.7
12 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 86.6 to 91.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 1.7 to 2.3
65 to 71.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0.4 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
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
28 to 33
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 5.5 to 7.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5