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B535.0 Aluminum vs. C71580 Copper-nickel

B535.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C71580 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 C71580 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 65
75
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 66
140
Elongation at Break, % 10
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
51
Shear Strength, MPa 210
230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1120
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24
4.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 82
4.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
41
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
74
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
47
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.7 to 93.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.070
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
65.5 to 71
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 6.5 to 7.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
29 to 33
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5