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EN AC-21200 Aluminum vs. C96300 Copper-nickel

EN AC-21200 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 (1, 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 EN AC-21200 aluminum and the bottom bar is C96300 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120 to 130
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
130
Elongation at Break, % 3.9 to 6.2
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
49
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 410 to 440
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 360
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
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 34
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
6.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
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 22
59
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 500 to 930
720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
8.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38 to 40
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41 to 43
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 49
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 19
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.3 to 95.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
72.3 to 80.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0.5 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.15 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
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 0.1
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5