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EN AC-47100 Aluminum vs. C96300 Copper-nickel

EN AC-47100 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-47100 aluminum and the bottom bar is C96300 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 80
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
130
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
49
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
1200
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
1150
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
37
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
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 7.6
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 1030
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.6
59
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
8.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 81.4 to 88.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.7 to 1.2
72.3 to 80.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
0.5 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.010
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.35
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0.25 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
18 to 22
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 10.5 to 13.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.55
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5