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2124 Aluminum vs. C77600 Nickel Silver

2124 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C77600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 2124 aluminum and the bottom bar is C77600 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
110
Elongation at Break, % 5.7
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
43
Shear Strength, MPa 280
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 500
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 38
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
27
Density, g/cm3 3.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
60
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1290
470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 45
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.3 to 94.7
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.8 to 4.9
42 to 45
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.2 to 1.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.9
0 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0
12 to 14
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
39.7 to 46
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5