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5154A Aluminum vs. CC382H Copper-nickel

5154A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while CC382H 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 5154A aluminum and the bottom bar is CC382H copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 58 to 100
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
140
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 19
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
53
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 370
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 96 to 320
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1120
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
5.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
5.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
41
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
5.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.0 to 36
85
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 68 to 760
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 38
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31 to 43
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 53
8.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 16
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.7 to 96.9
0 to 0.010
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
1.5 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
62.8 to 68.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0.5 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 3.1 to 3.9
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.5 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
29 to 32
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0