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5005A Aluminum vs. Grade CU5MCuC Nickel

5005A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade CU5MCuC nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 5005A aluminum and the bottom bar is grade CU5MCuC nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 21
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 38 to 82
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110 to 230
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 43 to 210
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
45
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.0 to 19
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 14 to 310
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 24
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 31
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.0 to 10
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.5 to 99.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
19.5 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
1.5 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.45
22.2 to 37.9
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.7 to 1.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
38 to 44
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.6 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0