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C96300 Copper-nickel vs. EN AC-46500 Aluminum

C96300 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-46500 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-46500 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
91
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
74
Elongation at Break, % 11
1.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 49
28
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
520
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 240
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1200
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1150
520
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 37
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.0
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.1
81

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
10
Density, g/cm3 8.9
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
7.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
1030

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 59
2.3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 720
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
41
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
77.9 to 90
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 72.3 to 80.8
2.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 1.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.050 to 0.55
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 1.5
0 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 18 to 22
0 to 0.55
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
8.0 to 11
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 3.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25