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C74400 Nickel Silver vs. 5052 Aluminum

C74400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 5052 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 5052 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
68
Elongation at Break, % 43
1.1 to 22
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
26
Shear Strength, MPa 240
120 to 180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
190 to 320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
75 to 280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 910
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
120

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
8.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
1.7 to 69
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 63
41 to 590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
19 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
27 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
57
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
8.3 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
95.8 to 97.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 62 to 66
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
2.2 to 2.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 29.6 to 36
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15