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EN AC-46400 Aluminum vs. C97300 Nickel Silver

EN AC-46400 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-46400 aluminum and the bottom bar is C97300 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 1.7
9.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170 to 310
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 270
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 520
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
30
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.7 to 4.9
18
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 82 to 500
59
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 32
7.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 38
9.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
9.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8 to 14
8.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.4 to 90.5
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 0.8 to 1.3
53 to 58
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
8.0 to 11
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.65
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.55
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
11 to 14
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 8.3 to 9.7
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
1.5 to 3.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.8
17 to 25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0