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CC382H Copper-nickel vs. 5040 Aluminum

CC382H copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 5040 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 5040 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130
66 to 74
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 140
70
Elongation at Break, % 20
5.7 to 6.8
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 53
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
240 to 260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
190 to 230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 260
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1180
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1120
600
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
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 41
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.9
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.2
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 85
14 to 15
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
260 to 380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
24 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
31 to 32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.2
64
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
10 to 11

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
95.2 to 98
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
0.1 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 62.8 to 68.4
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.010
1.0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0.9 to 1.4
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
0 to 0.3
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 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15