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EN AC-46000 Aluminum vs. C78200 Nickel Silver

EN AC-46000 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C78200 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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-46000 aluminum and the bottom bar is C78200 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
3.0 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
370 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
170 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 530
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 82
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
28
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3
18 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
130 to 1440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
12 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33
14 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
12 to 21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 79.7 to 90
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 4.0
63 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
1.5 to 2.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.050 to 0.55
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.55
7.0 to 9.0
Silicon (Si), % 8.0 to 11
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.2
20.2 to 28.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5