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C77600 Nickel Silver vs. 1235 Aluminum

C77600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 1235 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 C77600 nickel silver and the bottom bar is 1235 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
69
Elongation at Break, % 30
28 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
26
Shear Strength, MPa 410
52 to 56
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
80 to 84
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
23 to 57

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 830
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 790
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
900
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
60
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
200

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 60
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
17 to 25
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470
3.8 to 24
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.9
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
8.2 to 8.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
15 to 16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
3.6 to 3.7

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
99.35 to 100
Copper (Cu), % 42 to 45
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.65
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 14
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.65
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.060
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 39.7 to 46
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0