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EN AC-46100 Aluminum vs. C97800 Nickel Silver

EN AC-46100 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C97800 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-46100 aluminum and the bottom bar is C97800 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
130
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
10
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
48
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 550
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1140
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
4.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 90
4.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
40
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 1030
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 34
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
7.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 80.4 to 88.5
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
64 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.1
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
1.0 to 2.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.45
24 to 27
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 10 to 12
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
4.0 to 5.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.7
1.0 to 4.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4