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C96300 Copper-nickel vs. EN AC-45100 Aluminum

C96300 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-45100 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-45100 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
97 to 130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
72
Elongation at Break, % 11
1.0 to 2.8
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 49
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
300 to 360
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
210 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
470
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 240
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1200
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1150
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 37
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.0
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.1
95

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
10
Density, g/cm3 8.9
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
1100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 59
3.5 to 7.6
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 720
290 to 710
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
30 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
35 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
54
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
88 to 92.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 72.3 to 80.8
2.6 to 3.6
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 0.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 1.5
0 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 18 to 22
0 to 0.1
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
4.5 to 6.0
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 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15