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C74400 Nickel Silver vs. EN AC-45400 Aluminum

C74400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-45400 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-45400 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
72
Elongation at Break, % 43
6.7
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
470
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 910
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
95

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
10
Density, g/cm3 8.2
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
1100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 63
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
54
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
88.4 to 92.9
Copper (Cu), % 62 to 66
2.6 to 3.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0
4.5 to 6.0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 29.6 to 36
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15