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C96300 Copper-nickel vs. 713.0 Aluminum

C96300 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 713.0 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 713.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
74 to 75
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
71
Elongation at Break, % 11
3.9 to 4.3
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 49
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
240 to 260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 240
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1200
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1150
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
860
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 37
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
24

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
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.9
3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
1110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 59
8.7 to 9.9
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 720
210 to 220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
45
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
22 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
28 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
57
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
10 to 11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
87.6 to 92.4
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 72.3 to 80.8
0.4 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 1.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 1.5
0 to 0.6
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
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
7.0 to 8.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25