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C74500 Nickel Silver vs. 5154A Aluminum

C74500 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 5154A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 C74500 nickel silver and the bottom bar is 5154A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
68
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 24
1.1 to 19
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
26
Shear Strength, MPa 310 to 380
140 to 210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 700
230 to 370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 600
96 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.7
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.3
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 160
4.0 to 36
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 620 to 1540
68 to 760
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 23
24 to 38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 21
31 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
53
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 23
10 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
93.7 to 96.9
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 63.5 to 66.5
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
3.1 to 3.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 21.2 to 27.5
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15