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B535.0 Aluminum vs. C71640 Copper-nickel

B535.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C71640 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 C71640 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 66
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
52
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
490 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
190 to 460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
240
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
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 82
7.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
40
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
5.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
73
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
130 to 750
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
15 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35
16 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
8.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
16 to 21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.7 to 93.4
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
61.7 to 67.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
1.7 to 2.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 6.5 to 7.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
1.5 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
29 to 32
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