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C96300 Copper-nickel vs. 295.0 Aluminum

C96300 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 295.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 295.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
60 to 93
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
71
Elongation at Break, % 11
2.0 to 7.2
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 49
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
230 to 280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
100 to 220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 240
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1200
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1150
530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 37
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.0
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.1
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
10
Density, g/cm3 8.9
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
1140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 59
5.2 to 13
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 720
77 to 340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
21 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
27 to 32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
54
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
9.8 to 12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
91.4 to 95.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 72.3 to 80.8
4.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 1.5
0 to 0.35
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
0.7 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.35
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15