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CC381H Copper-nickel vs. 336.0 Aluminum

CC381H copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 336.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 CC381H copper-nickel and the bottom bar is 336.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 91
110 to 130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 140
75
Elongation at Break, % 20
0.5
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 52
28
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
250 to 320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
190 to 300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
570
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 260
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1180
570
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1120
540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.8
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.9
95

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 40
11
Density, g/cm3 8.9
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.0
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 73
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
1010

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 60
1.1 to 1.6
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 68
250 to 580
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.6
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
25 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
32 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.4
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
12 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
79.1 to 85.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Copper (Cu), % 64.5 to 69.9
0.5 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 1.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.7 to 1.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.2
0 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 29 to 31
2.0 to 3.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
11 to 13
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.35