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C74400 Nickel Silver vs. EN AC-46000 Aluminum

C74400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-46000 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-46000 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
73
Elongation at Break, % 43
1.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
28
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
530
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 910
530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
82

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
10
Density, g/cm3 8.2
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
7.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
1040

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
2.3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 63
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
79.7 to 90
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 62 to 66
2.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 1.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.050 to 0.55
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.55
Silicon (Si), % 0
8.0 to 11
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 29.6 to 36
0 to 1.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25