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CC382H Copper-nickel vs. 515.0 Aluminum

CC382H copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 515.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 515.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 140
70
Elongation at Break, % 20
10
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 53
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
470
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 260
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1180
620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1120
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
900
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 41
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.9
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.2
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
1120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.8
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
52
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
13

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
93.6 to 96.6
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 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 1.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.010
2.5 to 4.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0.4 to 0.6
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
0.5 to 10
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 0.1
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15