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CC382H Copper-nickel vs. 2025 Aluminum

CC382H copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 2025 aluminum belongs to the aluminum 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 CC382H copper-nickel and the bottom bar is 2025 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130
110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 140
72
Elongation at Break, % 20
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 53
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 260
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1180
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1120
520
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 5.5
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 5.6
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 41
10
Density, g/cm3 8.9
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.2
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
1130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 85
55
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.8
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.2
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
90.9 to 95.2
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 1.5 to 2.0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 62.8 to 68.4
3.9 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0.4 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 29 to 32
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.5
0.5 to 1.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15