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C70700 Copper-nickel vs. 6262 Aluminum

C70700 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 6262 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 C70700 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is 6262 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
68
Elongation at Break, % 39
4.6 to 10
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
26
Shear Strength, MPa 220
170 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320
290 to 390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
270 to 360

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
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 59
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
44
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
10
Density, g/cm3 8.9
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
17 to 31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 51
530 to 940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
48
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10
29 to 39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
35 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 17
69
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
13 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
94.7 to 97.8
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.040 to 0.14
Copper (Cu), % 88.5 to 90.5
0.15 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 9.5 to 10.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.4 to 0.8
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15