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EN AC-45300 Aluminum vs. C96300 Copper-nickel

EN AC-45300 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-45300 aluminum and the bottom bar is C96300 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 94 to 120
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
130
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 2.8
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
49
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 290
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 230
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1200
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1150
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
37
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
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 8.0
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.7 to 5.6
59
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 390
720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 29
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30 to 35
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 13
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.2 to 94.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 1.5
72.3 to 80.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.65
0.5 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.010
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.35 to 0.65
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0.25 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
18 to 22
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 5.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5