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C71580 Copper-nickel vs. 357.0 Aluminum

C71580 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 357.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 C71580 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is 357.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 75
95
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 140
70
Elongation at Break, % 40
3.4
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 51
26
Shear Strength, MPa 230
200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 260
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1180
620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1120
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.7
39
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.7
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 41
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.9
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 74
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
1110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
11
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 47
620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.5
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
64
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
17

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
91.3 to 93.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0
Copper (Cu), % 65.5 to 71
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.45 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.030
Nickel (Ni), % 29 to 33
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
6.5 to 7.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.15