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C96300 Copper-nickel vs. 520.0 Aluminum

C96300 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 520.0 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 520.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
75
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
66
Elongation at Break, % 11
14
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 49
25
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 240
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1200
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1150
480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 37
87
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
25

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.0
21
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.1
72

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
9.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 59
39
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 720
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
52
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
87.9 to 90.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 72.3 to 80.8
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
9.5 to 10.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 1.5
0 to 0.15
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 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15