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C77600 Nickel Silver vs. 4032 Aluminum

C77600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 4032 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 27 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 C77600 nickel silver and the bottom bar is 4032 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
73
Elongation at Break, % 30
6.7
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
28
Shear Strength, MPa 410
260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
570
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 830
570
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 790
530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
900
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
10
Density, g/cm3 7.9
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 60
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1030

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
25
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470
700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.9
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
81.1 to 87.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 42 to 45
0.5 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.8 to 1.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 14
0.5 to 1.3
Silicon (Si), % 0
11 to 13.5
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 39.7 to 46
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15