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CC382H Copper-nickel vs. 4115 Aluminum

CC382H copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 4115 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 CC382H copper-nickel and the bottom bar is 4115 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130
38 to 68
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 140
70
Elongation at Break, % 20
1.1 to 11
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 53
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
120 to 220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
39 to 190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 260
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1180
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1120
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 5.5
41
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 5.6
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 41
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.9
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.2
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 85
2.1 to 10
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
11 to 270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
12 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
20 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.2
66
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
5.2 to 9.9

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
94.6 to 97.4
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 1.5 to 2.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 62.8 to 68.4
0.1 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.010
0.1 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0.6 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 29 to 32
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.5
1.8 to 2.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15