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EN AC-46000 Aluminum vs. C97300 Nickel Silver

EN AC-46000 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C97300 nickel silver 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-46000 aluminum and the bottom bar is C97300 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
9.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 530
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 82
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
30
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3
18
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
59
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
7.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33
9.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
9.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
8.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 79.7 to 90
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 4.0
53 to 58
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
8.0 to 11
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.050 to 0.55
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.55
11 to 14
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 8.0 to 11
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
1.5 to 3.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.2
17 to 25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0