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C96900 Copper-nickel vs. 4032 Aluminum

C96900 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 4032 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 C96900 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is 4032 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
73
Elongation at Break, % 4.5
6.7
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
28
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 830
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
570
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
570
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 960
530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
900
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.2
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 39
10
Density, g/cm3 8.8
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.6
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 72
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
1030

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 38
25
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2820
700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
81.1 to 87.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 73.6 to 78
0.5 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.15
0.8 to 1.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 14.5 to 15.5
0.5 to 1.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
11 to 13.5
Tin (Sn), % 7.5 to 8.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15