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EN AC-44400 Aluminum vs. C76200 Nickel Silver

EN AC-44400 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C76200 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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-44400 aluminum and the bottom bar is C76200 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
390 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 540
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
29
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 1080
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 54
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
13 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
14 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8
13 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.1 to 92
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
57 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.65
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
11 to 13.5
Silicon (Si), % 8.0 to 11
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
24.2 to 32
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5