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C74400 Nickel Silver vs. EN AC-51500 Aluminum

C74400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-51500 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-51500 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
68
Elongation at Break, % 43
5.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 910
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
88

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.2
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
13
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 63
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
52
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
49
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
89.8 to 93.1
Copper (Cu), % 62 to 66
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
4.7 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.4 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.8 to 2.6
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 29.6 to 36
0 to 0.070
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15