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C73500 Nickel Silver vs. EN AC-43500 Aluminum

C73500 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-43500 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 C73500 nickel silver and the bottom bar is EN AC-43500 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
72
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 47
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 580
220 to 300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
550
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1140
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1090
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.5
38
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.7
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.7
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
1070

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
54
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 19
24 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
32 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
60
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 19
10 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
86.4 to 90.5
Copper (Cu), % 70.5 to 73.5
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.1 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.4 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 16.5 to 19.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
9.0 to 11.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 5.7 to 13
0 to 0.070
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15