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C96300 Copper-nickel vs. A380.0 Aluminum

C96300 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while A380.0 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 A380.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
80
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
73
Elongation at Break, % 11
3.3
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 49
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
290
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
510
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 240
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1200
590
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1150
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 37
96
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.0
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.1
78

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
11
Density, g/cm3 8.9
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
7.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
1040

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 59
8.3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 720
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
48
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
34
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
80.3 to 89.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 72.3 to 80.8
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 1.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 18 to 22
0 to 0.5
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 0.35
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 3.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5