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443.0 Aluminum vs. C71580 Copper-nickel

443.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C71580 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 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 443.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C71580 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 41
75
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
140
Elongation at Break, % 5.6
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
51
Shear Strength, MPa 96
230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 150
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 65
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1120
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 38
4.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
4.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
41
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
74
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.9
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 30
47
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
8.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 61
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.9
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.7 to 95.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
65.5 to 71
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
29 to 33
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 6.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5