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518.0 Aluminum vs. C96300 Copper-nickel

518.0 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 518.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C96300 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 80
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
130
Elongation at Break, % 5.0
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
49
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1200
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
1150
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 98
37
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 81
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 9.4
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
59
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88.1 to 92.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
72.3 to 80.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.8
0.5 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Magnesium (Mg), % 7.5 to 8.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0.25 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.15
18 to 22
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5