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C74500 Nickel Silver vs. EN AC-44300 Aluminum

C74500 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 (5, 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 EN AC-44300 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
72
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 24
1.1
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 700
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 600
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
570
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
590
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.7
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.3
2.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1050

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 160
2.6
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 620 to 1540
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
55
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 23
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 21
36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 23
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
84.3 to 89.5
Copper (Cu), % 63.5 to 66.5
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
10.5 to 13.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 21.2 to 27.5
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25