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328.0 Aluminum vs. C96300 Copper-nickel

328.0 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 328.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C96300 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 60 to 82
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
130
Elongation at Break, % 1.6 to 2.1
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
49
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 270
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 170
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 510
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1200
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
1150
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
37
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99
6.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
42
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.8 to 5.0
59
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 92 to 200
720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
8.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 28
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 34
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 50
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.2 to 12
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 84.5 to 91.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.35
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.0
72.3 to 80.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0.25 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
18 to 22
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 7.5 to 8.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5