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C96300 Copper-nickel vs. EN AC-42000 Aluminum

C96300 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-42000 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-42000 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
59 to 91
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
70
Elongation at Break, % 11
1.1 to 2.4
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 49
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
170 to 270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
95 to 230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 240
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1200
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1150
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 37
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.0
38
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.1
130

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
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
1110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 59
2.8 to 5.7
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 720
64 to 370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
18 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
26 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
66
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
7.9 to 12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
89.9 to 93.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 72.3 to 80.8
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 0.55
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.15
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.2 to 0.65
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 1.5
0 to 0.35
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
6.5 to 7.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15