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C96900 Copper-nickel vs. EN AC-46300 Aluminum

C96900 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-46300 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 EN AC-46300 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
73
Elongation at Break, % 4.5
1.1
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 830
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
490
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 960
530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
880
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.2
84

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 39
10
Density, g/cm3 8.8
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.6
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 72
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
1060

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 38
1.9
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2820
89
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30
9.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
84 to 90
Copper (Cu), % 73.6 to 78
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.15
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.15
0.3 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.3
0.2 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 14.5 to 15.5
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
6.5 to 8.0
Tin (Sn), % 7.5 to 8.5
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.65
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.55