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EN AC-43300 Aluminum vs. C96300 Copper-nickel

EN AC-43300 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-43300 aluminum and the bottom bar is C96300 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 91 to 94
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
130
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 6.7
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
49
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 290
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 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 910
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
37
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
6.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
42
Density, g/cm3 2.5
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 1080
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.1 to 17
59
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300 to 370
720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
8.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 54
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 32
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37 to 38
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 14
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88.9 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 0.19
0.5 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.45
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
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), % 9.0 to 10
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5