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C74400 Nickel Silver vs. EN AC-44300 Aluminum

C74400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-44300 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 28 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 EN AC-44300 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
72
Elongation at Break, % 43
1.1
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
570
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
590
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 910
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
21

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.2
2.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
1050

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
2.6
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 63
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
55
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
84.3 to 89.5
Copper (Cu), % 62 to 66
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
10.5 to 13.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 29.6 to 36
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25