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EN AC-43300 Aluminum vs. C97300 Nickel Silver

EN AC-43300 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-43300 aluminum and the bottom bar is C97300 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 6.7
9.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 290
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 230
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 540
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
30
Density, g/cm3 2.5
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 1080
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.1 to 17
18
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300 to 370
59
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 54
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 32
7.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37 to 38
9.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
9.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 14
8.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88.9 to 90.8
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
53 to 58
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.19
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
8.0 to 11
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.45
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
11 to 14
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 9.0 to 10
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
17 to 25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0