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C74400 Nickel Silver vs. 2095 Aluminum

C74400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 2095 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 C74400 nickel silver and the bottom bar is 2095 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
70
Elongation at Break, % 43
8.5
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
26
Shear Strength, MPa 240
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
610

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 910
540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
31
Density, g/cm3 8.2
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
8.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
1470

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
57
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 63
2640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
59
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
49
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
31

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
91.3 to 94.9
Copper (Cu), % 62 to 66
3.9 to 4.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Lithium (Li), % 0
0.7 to 1.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.25 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.12
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.25 to 0.6
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 29.6 to 36
0 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.040 to 0.18
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15