MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

EN AC-45100 Aluminum vs. C77600 Nickel Silver

EN AC-45100 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C77600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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-45100 aluminum and the bottom bar is C77600 nickel silver.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 2.8
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 360
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 320
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 95
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
27
Density, g/cm3 2.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
60
Embodied Water, L/kg 1100
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.5 to 7.6
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290 to 710
470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 35
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 39
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88 to 92.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.6 to 3.6
42 to 45
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.15 to 0.45
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
12 to 14
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 6.0
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
39.7 to 46
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5