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C77300 Nickel Silver vs. 2095 Aluminum

C77300 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 2095 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 C77300 nickel silver and the bottom bar is 2095 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
70
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
910
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 5.5
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.3
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
31
Density, g/cm3 7.9
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
8.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1470

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
31

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
91.3 to 94.9
Copper (Cu), % 46 to 50
3.9 to 4.6
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Lithium (Li), % 0
0.7 to 1.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.25 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.25
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.040 to 0.25
0 to 0.12
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.25 to 0.6
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 37.9 to 45
0 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.040 to 0.18
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15