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1200 Aluminum vs. C96300 Copper-nickel

1200 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C96300 copper-nickel belongs to the copper 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 1200 aluminum and the bottom bar is C96300 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 23 to 48
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
130
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 28
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
49
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 85 to 180
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 28 to 160
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1200
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 650
1150
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
37
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 58
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 190
6.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
42
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.0 to 19
59
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 5.7 to 180
720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.7 to 19
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 26
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 92
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.8 to 8.1
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99 to 100
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
72.3 to 80.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0.25 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
18 to 22
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5