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C74400 Nickel Silver vs. 5010 Aluminum

C74400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 5010 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 5010 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
69
Elongation at Break, % 43
1.1 to 23
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
26
Shear Strength, MPa 240
64 to 120
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
100 to 210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
38 to 190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 910
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
45
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
150

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.2
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
2.3 to 20
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 63
10 to 270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
18 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
82
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
4.5 to 9.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
97.1 to 99.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 62 to 66
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 29.6 to 36
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15