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A206.0 Aluminum vs. C70400 Copper-nickel

A206.0 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 (5, 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 A206.0 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 390 to 440
300 to 310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 380
95 to 230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 670
1120
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1060
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
64
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
14
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 90
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
32
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 440 to 1000
38 to 220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 41
9.3 to 9.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 39 to 43
11 to 12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 19
10 to 11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.9 to 95.7
0
Copper (Cu), % 4.2 to 5.0
89.8 to 93.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
1.3 to 1.7
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.15
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0.3 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
4.8 to 6.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5