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EN AC-48000 Aluminum vs. C77600 Nickel Silver

EN AC-48000 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C77600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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-48000 aluminum and the bottom bar is C77600 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 310
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 270
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
27
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
60
Embodied Water, L/kg 1030
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.2 to 3.0
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300 to 510
470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 33
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31 to 39
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 15
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 80.4 to 87.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.8 to 1.5
42 to 45
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0.7 to 1.3
12 to 14
Silicon (Si), % 10.5 to 13.5
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.35
39.7 to 46
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5