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5005A Aluminum vs. C96300 Copper-nickel

5005A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C96300 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 5005A aluminum and the bottom bar is C96300 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 29 to 64
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
130
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 21
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
49
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110 to 230
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 43 to 210
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1200
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
1150
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
37
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 52
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170
6.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
42
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.0 to 19
59
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 14 to 310
720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 24
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 31
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 82
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.0 to 10
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.5 to 99.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
72.3 to 80.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.45
0.5 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.7 to 1.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0.25 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
18 to 22
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5