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C96300 Copper-nickel vs. 359.0 Aluminum

C96300 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 359.0 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 359.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
90 to 100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
71
Elongation at Break, % 11
3.8 to 4.9
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 49
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
340 to 350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
250 to 280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
530
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 240
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1200
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1150
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 37
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.0
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.1
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.9
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
1090

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 59
12 to 15
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 720
450 to 540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
54
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
37 to 38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
42 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
16 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
88.9 to 91
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 72.3 to 80.8
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.5 to 0.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 1.5
0 to 0.1
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
8.5 to 9.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15