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C96300 Copper-nickel vs. EN AC-48100 Aluminum

C96300 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-48100 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-48100 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
100 to 140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
76
Elongation at Break, % 11
1.1
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 49
29
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
240 to 330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
190 to 300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
640
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 240
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1200
580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1150
470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 37
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.0
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.1
87

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
11
Density, g/cm3 8.9
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
7.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
940

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 59
2.3 to 3.6
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 720
250 to 580
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
24 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
31 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
55
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
11 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
72.1 to 79.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 72.3 to 80.8
4.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 1.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.25 to 0.65
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 18 to 22
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
16 to 18
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 1.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25