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1080A Aluminum vs. C96300 Copper-nickel

1080A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C96300 copper-nickel belongs to the copper 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 1080A aluminum and the bottom bar is C96300 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 18 to 40
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
130
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 34
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
49
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 74 to 140
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 17 to 120
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1200
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
1150
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
37
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 62
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 200
6.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
42
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.1 to 19
59
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2.1 to 100
720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.6 to 15
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 22
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 94
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.3 to 6.4
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.8 to 100
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
72.3 to 80.8
Gallium (Ga), % 0 to 0.030
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0.5 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.020
0.25 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
18 to 22
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.020
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.060
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5