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850.0 Aluminum vs. C96400 Copper-nickel

850.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C96400 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 C96400 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
140
Elongation at Break, % 7.9
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
51
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 76
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1240
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 370
1170
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 850
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 180
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 47
5.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
5.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
45
Density, g/cm3 3.1
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
5.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.1
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 42
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
8.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 44
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 69
7.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.1
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88.3 to 93.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 0.7 to 1.3
62.3 to 71.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0.25 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.7 to 1.3
28 to 32
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 5.5 to 7.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5