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EN AC-46100 Aluminum vs. C96300 Copper-nickel

EN AC-46100 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C96300 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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-46100 aluminum and the bottom bar is C96300 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 91
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
130
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
49
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 550
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1200
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1150
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
37
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 90
6.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
42
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 1030
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3
59
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
8.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 34
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 80.4 to 88.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
72.3 to 80.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.1
0.5 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.010
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0.25 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.45
18 to 22
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 10 to 12
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.7
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5