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C96300 Copper-nickel vs. EN AC-51500 Aluminum

C96300 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-51500 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-51500 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
80
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
68
Elongation at Break, % 11
5.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 49
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 240
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1200
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1150
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 37
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.0
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.1
88

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
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 59
13
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 720
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
52
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
49
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
89.8 to 93.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 72.3 to 80.8
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
4.7 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 1.5
0.4 to 0.8
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
1.8 to 2.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.070
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15