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C77600 Nickel Silver vs. 383.0 Aluminum

C77600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 383.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 383.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
73
Elongation at Break, % 30
3.5
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
28
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
540
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 830
580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 790
540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
880
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
23
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
74

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
10
Density, g/cm3 7.9
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
7.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 60
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1030

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
8.2
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.9
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
34
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
79.7 to 88.5
Copper (Cu), % 42 to 45
2.0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 14
0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0
9.5 to 11.5
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 39.7 to 46
0 to 3.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5