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EN AC-45400 Aluminum vs. C79600 Nickel Silver

EN AC-45400 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C79600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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-45400 aluminum and the bottom bar is C79600 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 95
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
25
Density, g/cm3 2.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 1100
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88.4 to 92.9
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.6 to 3.6
43.5 to 46.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0.8 to 1.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
1.5 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
9.0 to 11
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 6.0
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
38.3 to 45.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5