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C74400 Nickel Silver vs. 2218 Aluminum

C74400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 2218 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 2218 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
73
Elongation at Break, % 43
6.8 to 10
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
27
Shear Strength, MPa 240
210 to 250
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
330 to 430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
260 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 910
510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
37
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
11
Density, g/cm3 8.2
3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
1130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
27 to 31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 63
450 to 650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
45
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
30 to 39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
34 to 41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
52
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
15 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
88.8 to 93.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 62 to 66
3.5 to 4.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
1.2 to 1.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 4.0
1.7 to 2.3
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.9
Zinc (Zn), % 29.6 to 36
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15