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EN AC-43000 Aluminum vs. C96300 Copper-nickel

EN AC-43000 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-43000 aluminum and the bottom bar is C96300 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 60 to 94
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
130
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 2.5
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
49
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180 to 270
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97 to 230
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 540
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1200
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1150
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
37
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
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 2.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.9 to 5.7
59
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 66 to 360
720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
8.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 54
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 29
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 36
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6 to 12
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87 to 90.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
72.3 to 80.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.55
0.5 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.010
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.45
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.45
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), % 9.0 to 11
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5