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B535.0 Aluminum vs. C70600 Copper-nickel

B535.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C70600 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 B535.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C70600 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 66
120
Elongation at Break, % 10
3.0 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
46
Shear Strength, MPa 210
190 to 330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
290 to 570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
63 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1150
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1100
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24
9.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 82
9.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
33
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22
6.5 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
16 to 290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
9.1 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35
11 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
9.8 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.7 to 93.4
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
84.7 to 90
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
1.0 to 1.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 6.5 to 7.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 11
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5