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C74400 Nickel Silver vs. 5026 Aluminum

C74400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 5026 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 5026 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
70
Elongation at Break, % 43
5.1 to 11
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
26
Shear Strength, MPa 240
150 to 180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
260 to 320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
120 to 250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 910
510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
31
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
99

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.2
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
8.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
15 to 29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 63
100 to 440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
26 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
33 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
52
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
11 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
88.2 to 94.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 62 to 66
0.1 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0.2 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
3.9 to 4.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.6 to 1.8
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.55 to 1.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 29.6 to 36
0 to 1.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15