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324.0 Aluminum vs. C96300 Copper-nickel

324.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C96300 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 324.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C96300 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
130
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 4.0
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
49
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210 to 310
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 270
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
1200
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1150
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
37
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
6.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
42
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 1090
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.8 to 8.9
59
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 85 to 510
720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
8.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 32
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 38
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 62
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.7 to 14
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.3 to 92.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 0.4 to 0.6
72.3 to 80.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.2
0.5 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.25 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
18 to 22
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 7.0 to 8.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5