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C96300 Copper-nickel vs. EN AC-45500 Aluminum

C96300 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-45500 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-45500 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
70
Elongation at Break, % 11
2.8
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 49
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
250

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
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.0
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.1
110

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
8.2
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 720
430
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
65
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
90.6 to 93.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 72.3 to 80.8
0.2 to 0.7
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.2 to 0.45
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 1.5
0 to 0.15
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
6.5 to 7.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.070
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1