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850.0 Aluminum vs. C72150 Copper-nickel

850.0 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 850.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C72150 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 45
99
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
150
Elongation at Break, % 7.9
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
55
Shear Strength, MPa 100
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 76
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
600
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1210
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 370
1250
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 850
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 180
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 47
3.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
3.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
45
Density, g/cm3 3.1
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
6.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
88
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.1
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 42
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
9.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 44
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 69
6.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.1
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88.3 to 93.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0.7 to 1.3
52.5 to 57
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0.7 to 1.3
43 to 46
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.5
Tin (Sn), % 5.5 to 7.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5