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A206.0 Aluminum vs. C96300 Copper-nickel

A206.0 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 A206.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C96300 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 100 to 110
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
130
Elongation at Break, % 4.2 to 10
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
49
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 440
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 380
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 670
1200
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1150
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
37
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 90
6.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
42
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 16 to 37
59
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 440 to 1000
720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
8.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 41
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 39 to 43
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 19
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.9 to 95.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 4.2 to 5.0
72.3 to 80.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0.5 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.15
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0.25 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
18 to 22
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5