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EN AC-71100 Aluminum vs. C75400 Nickel Silver

EN AC-71100 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C75400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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-71100 aluminum and the bottom bar is C75400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
2.0 to 43
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
370 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
130 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 490
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 97
7.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
32
Density, g/cm3 2.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.4
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 1010
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.8
12 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360
75 to 1450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
12 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
13 to 19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
12 to 21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 78.7 to 83.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
63.5 to 66.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
14 to 16
Silicon (Si), % 7.5 to 9.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 9.0 to 10.5
16.2 to 22.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5