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CC382H Copper-nickel vs. 5383 Aluminum

CC382H copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 5383 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 5383 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130
85 to 110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 140
68
Elongation at Break, % 20
6.7 to 15
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 53
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
310 to 370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
150 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 260
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1180
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1120
540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 5.5
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 5.6
97

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
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 85
23 to 40
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
170 to 690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
32 to 38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
38 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.2
51
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
14 to 16

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
92 to 95.3
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 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 62.8 to 68.4
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.010
4.0 to 5.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0.7 to 1.0
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 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.4
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15