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C70700 Copper-nickel vs. 6101 Aluminum

C70700 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 6101 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 C70700 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is 6101 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
68
Elongation at Break, % 39
10 to 25
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
26

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1120
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1060
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 59
220 to 230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
57 to 60
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
190 to 200

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.9
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
1190

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
50
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 17
89 to 93

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
97.6 to 99.4
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.030
Copper (Cu), % 88.5 to 90.5
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.35 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.030
Nickel (Ni), % 9.5 to 10.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.3 to 0.7
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1