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C96900 Copper-nickel vs. 520.0 Aluminum

C96900 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 520.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 520.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
66
Elongation at Break, % 4.5
14
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
25
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 830
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 960
480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
910
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
25

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
21
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.2
72

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
9.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 72
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 38
39
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2820
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
52
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
41
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
87.9 to 90.5
Copper (Cu), % 73.6 to 78
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.15
9.5 to 10.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.3
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 14.5 to 15.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.25
Tin (Sn), % 7.5 to 8.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15