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C72800 Copper-nickel vs. 6162 Aluminum

C72800 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 6162 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 C72800 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is 6162 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
68
Elongation at Break, % 3.9 to 23
6.7 to 9.1
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
26
Shear Strength, MPa 330 to 740
170 to 180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1270
290 to 300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 1210
260 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 55
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
50
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
170

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 38
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 37 to 99
19 to 26
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260 to 5650
510 to 550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 40
29 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 30
36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 17
79
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 45
13

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
96.7 to 98.9
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 78.3 to 82.8
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.0050 to 0.15
0.7 to 1.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.3
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 9.5 to 10.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
0.4 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0025
0
Tin (Sn), % 7.5 to 8.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.15