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5049 Aluminum vs. C77400 Nickel Silver

5049 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C77400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 5049 aluminum and the bottom bar is C77400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 18
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
42
Shear Strength, MPa 130 to 190
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210 to 330
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 91 to 280
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
810
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
770
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
25
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.0 to 31
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 59 to 570
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 34
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 39
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.3 to 15
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.7 to 97.9
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
43 to 47
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.6 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 11
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
41.3 to 48
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5