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EN AC-46100 Aluminum vs. CC381H Copper-nickel

EN AC-46100 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while CC381H 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-46100 aluminum and the bottom bar is CC381H copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 91
91
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
140
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
52
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 550
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1120
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
6.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 90
6.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
40
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
5.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
73
Embodied Water, L/kg 1030
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3
60
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
68
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
8.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 34
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
8.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 80.4 to 88.5
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
64.5 to 69.9
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.1
0.5 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.030
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0.6 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.45
29 to 31
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 10 to 12
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.7
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.25
0