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EN AC-46100 Aluminum vs. C79600 Nickel Silver

EN AC-46100 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-46100 aluminum and the bottom bar is C79600 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 550
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 90
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
25
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 1030
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 34
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 80.4 to 88.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
43.5 to 46.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.1
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0.8 to 1.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
1.5 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.45
9.0 to 11
Silicon (Si), % 10 to 12
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.7
38.3 to 45.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5