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C96900 Copper-nickel vs. 515.0 Aluminum

C96900 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 515.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 515.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
70
Elongation at Break, % 4.5
10
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
470
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 960
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
900
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 39
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.8
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.6
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 72
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
1120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
52
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
93.6 to 96.6
Copper (Cu), % 73.6 to 78
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.15
2.5 to 4.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.3
0.4 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 14.5 to 15.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0.5 to 10
Tin (Sn), % 7.5 to 8.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15