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C79600 Nickel Silver vs. EN AC-46100 Aluminum

C79600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-46100 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 28 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 C79600 nickel silver and the bottom bar is EN AC-46100 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
73
Elongation at Break, % 15
1.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
28
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
550
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
90

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
10
Density, g/cm3 7.9
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
7.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1030

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
2.3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
34
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
12

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
80.4 to 88.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 43.5 to 46.5
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 1.1
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.2
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0 to 0.45
Silicon (Si), % 0
10 to 12
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 38.3 to 45.2
0 to 1.7
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25