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C77300 Nickel Silver vs. 851.0 Aluminum

C77300 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 851.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 22 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 C77300 nickel silver and the bottom bar is 851.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
69
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
130 to 140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
850
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 5.5
46
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.3
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
14
Density, g/cm3 7.9
3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
45
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
12 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
19 to 20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
6.1 to 6.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
86.6 to 91.5
Copper (Cu), % 46 to 50
0.7 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0.3 to 0.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.25
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.040 to 0.25
2.0 to 3.0
Tin (Sn), % 0
5.5 to 7.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 37.9 to 45
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3