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EN AC-45000 Aluminum vs. C97300 Nickel Silver

EN AC-45000 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-45000 aluminum and the bottom bar is C97300 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
9.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 81
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
30
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.7
18
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 80
59
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
7.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
9.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
9.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0
8.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 82.2 to 91.8
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 5.0
53 to 58
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
8.0 to 11
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.55
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.65
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.45
11 to 14
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 5.0 to 7.0
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
1.5 to 3.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 2.0
17 to 25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0