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C74400 Nickel Silver vs. 5082 Aluminum

C74400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 5082 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 5082 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
67
Elongation at Break, % 43
1.1
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
25
Shear Strength, MPa 240
210 to 230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
380 to 400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
300 to 340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 910
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
110

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
8.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
4.0 to 4.3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 63
670 to 870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
39 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
43 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
54
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
17 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
93.5 to 96
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 62 to 66
0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 29.6 to 36
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15