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C96300 Copper-nickel vs. 535.0 Aluminum

C96300 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 535.0 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 535.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
70
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
67
Elongation at Break, % 11
10
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 49
25
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 240
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1200
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1150
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 37
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.0
23
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.1
79

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
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 59
24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 720
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
91.5 to 93.6
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.0030 to 0.0070
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 72.3 to 80.8
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
6.2 to 7.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 1.5
0.1 to 0.25
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 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15