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535.0 Aluminum vs. C96300 Copper-nickel

535.0 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 (3, 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 535.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C96300 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 70
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
130
Elongation at Break, % 10
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
49
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1200
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1150
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
37
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 23
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 79
6.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
42
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24
59
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.5 to 93.6
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0.0030 to 0.0070
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
72.3 to 80.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0.5 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Magnesium (Mg), % 6.2 to 7.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.25
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 0.15
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5