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EN AC-45000 Aluminum vs. ASTM B563 Pd-Ag-Cu

EN AC-45000 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ASTM B563 Pd-Ag-Cu belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, 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-45000 aluminum and the bottom bar is ASTM B563 Pd-Ag-Cu.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
100
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
7.0 to 17
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.37
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
37
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
760 to 1170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
260
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
5.6 to 6.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 81
4.6 to 5.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 3.0
11

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
5.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
14
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
19 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
17 to 22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0
39 to 61

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 82.2 to 91.8
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 5.0
15.5 to 16.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.55
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.65
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.45
0.8 to 1.2
Palladium (Pd), % 0
43 to 45
Platinum (Pt), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Silicon (Si), % 5.0 to 7.0
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
37 to 39
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4