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C96300 Copper-nickel vs. 364.0 Aluminum

C96300 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 364.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 28 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 364.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
72
Elongation at Break, % 11
7.5
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
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
520
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 240
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1200
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1150
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 37
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.0
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.1
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
11
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
1080

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 59
19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 720
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
51
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
87.2 to 92
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.020 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.25 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 72.3 to 80.8
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 1.5
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 18 to 22
0 to 0.15
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
7.5 to 9.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15