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C96300 Copper-nickel vs. 2117 Aluminum

C96300 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 2117 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 C96300 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is 2117 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
70
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
71
Elongation at Break, % 11
26
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 49
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 240
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1200
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1150
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 37
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.0
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.1
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
10
Density, g/cm3 8.9
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 59
64
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 720
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
47
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
91 to 97.6
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 72.3 to 80.8
2.2 to 4.5
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.2 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 1.5
0.4 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 18 to 22
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15