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1080A Aluminum vs. C96900 Copper-nickel

1080A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C96900 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 C96900 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
120
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 34
4.5
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 74 to 140
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 17 to 120
830

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
960
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 62
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 200
9.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
39
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
4.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
72
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.1 to 19
38
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2.1 to 100
2820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.6 to 15
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 22
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.3 to 6.4
30

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.8 to 100
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
73.6 to 78
Gallium (Ga), % 0 to 0.030
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.15
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.020
0.050 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
14.5 to 15.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.3
Tin (Sn), % 0
7.5 to 8.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.020
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5