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C74400 Nickel Silver vs. 7475 Aluminum

C74400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 7475 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 7475 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
70
Elongation at Break, % 43
10 to 12
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
26
Shear Strength, MPa 240
320 to 350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
530 to 590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
440 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 910
480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
140 to 160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
33 to 42
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
98 to 120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
10
Density, g/cm3 8.2
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
1130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
53 to 68
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 63
1390 to 1920
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
49 to 55
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
48 to 52
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
53 to 63
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
23 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
88.6 to 91.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.18 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 62 to 66
1.2 to 1.9
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.12
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
1.9 to 2.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.060
Zinc (Zn), % 29.6 to 36
5.1 to 6.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15