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A380.0 Aluminum vs. Grade CU5MCuC Nickel

A380.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade CU5MCuC nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 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 A380.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade CU5MCuC nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.3
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 510
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
45
Density, g/cm3 2.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.5
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 8.3
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 34
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 80.3 to 89.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19.5 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
1.5 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
22.2 to 37.9
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
38 to 44
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.6 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 7.5 to 9.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 3.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0