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C96900 Copper-nickel vs. 4147 Aluminum

C96900 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 4147 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 4147 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
72
Elongation at Break, % 4.5
3.3
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
110
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 830
59

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
570
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 960
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
900
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.2
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 39
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.8
2.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.6
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 72
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
1050

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 38
3.1
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2820
24
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
55
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30
5.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
85 to 88.9
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0 to 0.00030
Copper (Cu), % 73.6 to 78
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.15
0.1 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.3
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 14.5 to 15.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
11 to 13
Tin (Sn), % 7.5 to 8.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15