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C96300 Copper-nickel vs. EN AC-21100 Aluminum

C96300 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-21100 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 EN AC-21100 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
100 to 110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
71
Elongation at Break, % 11
6.2 to 7.3
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 49
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
340 to 350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
210 to 240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 240
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1200
670
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1150
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 37
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.0
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.1
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
11
Density, g/cm3 8.9
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 59
19 to 21
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 720
300 to 400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
31 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
36 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
93.4 to 95.7
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 72.3 to 80.8
4.2 to 5.2
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 0.19
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 1.5
0 to 0.55
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 0.18
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.070
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1