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C74400 Nickel Silver vs. 6016 Aluminum

C74400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 6016 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 6016 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
69
Elongation at Break, % 43
11 to 27
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
26
Shear Strength, MPa 240
130 to 170
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
200 to 280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
110 to 210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 910
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
190 to 210
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
48 to 54
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
160 to 180

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
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
29 to 47
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 63
82 to 340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
21 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
29 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
77 to 86
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
9.1 to 12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
96.4 to 98.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 62 to 66
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.25 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.0 to 1.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 29.6 to 36
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15