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C72700 Copper-nickel vs. 5010 Aluminum

C72700 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 5010 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 C72700 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is 5010 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
69
Elongation at Break, % 4.0 to 36
1.1 to 23
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
26
Shear Strength, MPa 310 to 620
64 to 120
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 1070
100 to 210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580 to 1060
38 to 190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1100
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 930
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 54
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
45
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
150

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 62
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 20 to 380
2.3 to 20
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1420 to 4770
10 to 270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 34
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 26
18 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 16
82
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 38
4.5 to 9.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
97.1 to 99.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 82.1 to 86
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.15
0.2 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.3
0.1 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 8.5 to 9.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.4
Tin (Sn), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15