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EN AC-43200 Aluminum vs. C79600 Nickel Silver

EN AC-43200 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C79600 nickel silver belongs to the copper 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 EN AC-43200 aluminum and the bottom bar is C79600 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 260
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97 to 220
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 540
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
25
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.8 to 2.7
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 66 to 330
400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 54
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 28
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 35
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.8 to 12
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 86.1 to 90.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
43.5 to 46.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.65
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0.8 to 1.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.45
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
1.5 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.15
9.0 to 11
Silicon (Si), % 9.0 to 11
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.35
38.3 to 45.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5