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710.0 Aluminum vs. C72150 Copper-nickel

710.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C72150 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 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 710.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C72150 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 75
99
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
150
Elongation at Break, % 2.2 to 3.6
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
55
Shear Strength, MPa 180
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 250
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
600
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1210
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1250
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
3.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
3.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
45
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
6.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
88
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.9 to 7.9
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 190
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
9.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 53
6.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 11
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.5 to 93.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0.35 to 0.65
52.5 to 57
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0
43 to 46
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 6.0 to 7.0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5