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EN AC-71100 Aluminum vs. C71580 Copper-nickel

EN AC-71100 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C71580 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 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 EN AC-71100 aluminum and the bottom bar is C71580 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110
75
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
140
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
51
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 490
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1120
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
4.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 97
4.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
41
Density, g/cm3 2.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.4
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
74
Embodied Water, L/kg 1010
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.8
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360
47
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 78.7 to 83.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.070
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
65.5 to 71
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
29 to 33
Silicon (Si), % 7.5 to 9.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 9.0 to 10.5
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5