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C77400 Nickel Silver vs. 444.0 Aluminum

C77400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 444.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 C77400 nickel silver and the bottom bar is 444.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
71
Elongation at Break, % 25
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
190
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
83

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 810
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 770
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
900
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
1110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
39
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
49
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
8.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
90.5 to 93.5
Copper (Cu), % 43 to 47
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
6.5 to 7.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 41.3 to 48
0 to 0.35
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15