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C70600 Copper-nickel vs. 5059 Aluminum

C70600 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 5059 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 C70600 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is 5059 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
69
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 34
11 to 25
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
26
Shear Strength, MPa 190 to 330
220 to 250
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 570
350 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 63 to 270
170 to 300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1150
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1100
510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 44
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.8
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.9
95

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.9
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
9.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.5 to 160
42 to 75
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 16 to 290
220 to 650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.1 to 18
36 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 17
41 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8 to 19
16 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
89.9 to 94
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 84.7 to 90
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 1.8
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
5.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.6 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.45
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0.4 to 0.9
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.050 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15