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C77600 Nickel Silver vs. 5070 Aluminum

C77600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 5070 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 5070 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
68
Elongation at Break, % 30
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
26
Shear Strength, MPa 410
190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 830
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 790
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
900
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
31
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
100

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
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 60
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
51
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.9
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
92.4 to 95.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 42 to 45
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0.4 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 14
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.25
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 39.7 to 46
0.4 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15