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EN AC-47000 Aluminum vs. C73100 Nickel Silver

EN AC-47000 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C73100 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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-47000 aluminum and the bottom bar is C73100 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.7
3.4 to 8.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
450 to 640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97
420 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
35
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
28
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.5
21 to 35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 65
790 to 1560
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 54
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
15 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
15 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.3
15 to 21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 82.1 to 89.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
70.8 to 78
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.35
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.55
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
4.0 to 6.0
Silicon (Si), % 10.5 to 13.5
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.55
18 to 22
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5