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C77400 Nickel Silver vs. EN AC-46600 Aluminum

C77400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-46600 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 EN AC-46600 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
72
Elongation at Break, % 25
1.1
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
490
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 810
620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 770
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
890
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
94

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
10
Density, g/cm3 7.9
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
1080

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
1.7
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
81
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
8.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
85.6 to 92.4
Copper (Cu), % 43 to 47
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.35
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 41.3 to 48
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15