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8090 Aluminum vs. C96200 Copper-nickel

8090 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C96200 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 8090 aluminum and the bottom bar is C96200 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
120
Elongation at Break, % 3.5 to 13
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 490
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 420
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1150
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1100
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 960
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 95 to 160
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 20
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 66
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
36
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 16 to 41
68
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 340 to 1330
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34 to 49
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 39 to 50
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36 to 60
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 22
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93 to 98.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 1.6
83.6 to 90
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
1.0 to 1.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Lithium (Li), % 2.2 to 2.7
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 1.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 11
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.040 to 0.16
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5