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6162 Aluminum vs. C71000 Copper-nickel

6162 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C71000 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 6162 aluminum and the bottom bar is C71000 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
49
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 300
320 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1200
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
1150
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 50
6.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170
6.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
37
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
290

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 30
10 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
12 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 79
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
12 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.7 to 98.9
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
73.5 to 80.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0.5 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.7 to 1.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
19 to 23
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5