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5456 Aluminum vs. C77600 Nickel Silver

5456 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 (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 5456 aluminum and the bottom bar is C77600 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
110
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 18
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
43
Shear Strength, MPa 190 to 210
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 340
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 250
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 570
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 97
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
27
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
60
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 33 to 46
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 470
470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 35
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38 to 40
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 15
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 92 to 94.8
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
42 to 45
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.7 to 5.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0
12 to 14
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
39.7 to 46
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5