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C74500 Nickel Silver vs. EN AC-45400 Aluminum

C74500 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 (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-45400 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
72
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 24
6.7
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 700
260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 600
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
470
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.7
95

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
10
Density, g/cm3 8.3
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 160
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 620 to 1540
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 23
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 21
32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
54
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 23
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
88.4 to 92.9
Copper (Cu), % 63.5 to 66.5
2.6 to 3.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
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), % 21.2 to 27.5
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15