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5110A Aluminum vs. C71580 Copper-nickel

5110A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C71580 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 5110A aluminum and the bottom bar is C71580 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
140
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 28
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
51
Shear Strength, MPa 66 to 110
230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 100 to 190
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 32 to 170
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
1120
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 220
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 57
4.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 190
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 8.3
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
74
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.8 to 22
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 7.6 to 200
47
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 19
10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 27
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 91
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.5 to 8.4
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 98.5 to 99.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.070
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
65.5 to 71
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
29 to 33
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5