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A380.0 Aluminum vs. C72150 Copper-nickel

A380.0 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 A380.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C72150 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 80
99
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
150
Elongation at Break, % 3.3
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
55
Shear Strength, MPa 190
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 510
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
600
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
1210
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1250
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
3.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 78
3.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
45
Density, g/cm3 2.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.5
6.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
88
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 8.3
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
9.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 34
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
6.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 80.3 to 89.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
52.5 to 57
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
43 to 46
Silicon (Si), % 7.5 to 9.5
0 to 0.5
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5