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C96900 Copper-nickel vs. 5454 Aluminum

C96900 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 5454 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 C96900 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is 5454 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
69
Elongation at Break, % 4.5
2.3 to 18
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
230 to 350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 830
97 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 960
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
900
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.2
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 39
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.6
8.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 72
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 38
6.3 to 34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2820
68 to 590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
23 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
30 to 41
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30
10 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
94.5 to 97.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 73.6 to 78
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.15
2.4 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.3
0.5 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 14.5 to 15.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.25
Tin (Sn), % 7.5 to 8.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15