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C74400 Nickel Silver vs. 7076 Aluminum

C74400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 7076 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 7076 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
70
Elongation at Break, % 43
6.2
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
27
Shear Strength, MPa 240
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 910
460
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
860
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
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.2
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
1110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 63
1510
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
45
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
54
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
86.9 to 91.2
Copper (Cu), % 62 to 66
0.3 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
1.2 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.3 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 29.6 to 36
7.0 to 8.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15