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380.0 Aluminum vs. C72900 Copper-nickel

380.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C72900 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 380.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C72900 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 74
120
Elongation at Break, % 3.0
6.0 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
45
Shear Strength, MPa 190
540 to 630
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320
870 to 1080
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
700 to 920

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 510
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
1120
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 83
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
39
Density, g/cm3 2.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.5
4.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
72
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 8.0
49 to 210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
2030 to 3490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
27 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
23 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
8.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
31 to 38

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 79.6 to 89.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
74.1 to 78
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
14.5 to 15.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 7.5 to 9.5
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.35
7.5 to 8.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3