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EN AC-41000 Aluminum vs. C96300 Copper-nickel

EN AC-41000 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-41000 aluminum and the bottom bar is C96300 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 57 to 97
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
130
Elongation at Break, % 4.5
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
49
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170 to 280
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 80 to 210
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1200
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
1150
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
37
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 38
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
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 8.2
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.4 to 11
59
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 46 to 300
720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 29
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 35
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 69
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8 to 13
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.2 to 97.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
72.3 to 80.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
0.5 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.010
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.45 to 0.65
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 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), % 1.6 to 2.4
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5