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EN AC-45100 Aluminum vs. C96400 Copper-nickel

EN AC-45100 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C96400 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 EN AC-45100 aluminum and the bottom bar is C96400 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
140
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 2.8
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
51
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 360
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 320
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1240
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1170
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
5.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 95
5.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
45
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
5.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 1100
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.5 to 7.6
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290 to 710
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 35
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 39
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
7.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88 to 92.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 2.6 to 3.6
62.3 to 71.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
0.25 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.010
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.15 to 0.45
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
28 to 32
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 6.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5