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2014A Aluminum vs. C74400 Nickel Silver

2014A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C74400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 2014A aluminum and the bottom bar is C74400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.2 to 16
43
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
39
Shear Strength, MPa 130 to 290
240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210 to 490
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 430
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
910
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 37
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
25
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24 to 49
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 85 to 1300
63
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 45
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 46
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.0 to 22
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.8 to 95
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.9 to 5.0
62 to 66
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
2.0 to 4.0
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 0.9
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
29.6 to 36
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3