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B535.0 Aluminum vs. C72700 Copper-nickel

B535.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C72700 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 B535.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C72700 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 66
120
Elongation at Break, % 10
4.0 to 36
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
44
Shear Strength, MPa 210
310 to 620
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
460 to 1070
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
580 to 1060

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
54
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 82
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
36
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22
20 to 380
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
1420 to 4770
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
14 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35
15 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
16 to 38

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.7 to 93.4
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
82.1 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Magnesium (Mg), % 6.5 to 7.5
0 to 0.15
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0.050 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.5 to 9.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3