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392.0 Aluminum vs. C71520 Copper-nickel

392.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C71520 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 392.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C71520 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 75
140
Elongation at Break, % 0.86
10 to 45
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
51
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290
370 to 570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
140 to 430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 670
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 670
1170
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1120
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
32
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
5.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 90
5.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
40
Density, g/cm3 2.5
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.5
5.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
73
Embodied Water, L/kg 950
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.4
54 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 490
67 to 680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 17
8.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 56
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
12 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 39
13 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60
8.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
12 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 73.9 to 80.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 0.4 to 0.8
65 to 71.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0.4 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
28 to 33
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 18 to 20
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5