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A380.0 Aluminum vs. C72800 Copper-nickel

A380.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C72800 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 A380.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C72800 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
120
Elongation at Break, % 3.3
3.9 to 23
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
44
Shear Strength, MPa 190
330 to 740
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290
520 to 1270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
250 to 1210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 510
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
920
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
55
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 78
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
38
Density, g/cm3 2.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.5
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 8.3
37 to 99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
260 to 5650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
17 to 40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 34
16 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
19 to 45

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 80.3 to 89.5
0 to 0.1
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
78.3 to 82.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0.0050 to 0.15
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.050 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
9.5 to 10.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 7.5 to 9.5
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0025
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.35
7.5 to 8.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.010
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3