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C77600 Nickel Silver vs. 518.0 Aluminum

C77600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 518.0 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 518.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
67
Elongation at Break, % 30
5.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
25
Shear Strength, MPa 410
200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 830
620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 790
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
900
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
24
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
81

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
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 60
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.9
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
88.1 to 92.5
Copper (Cu), % 42 to 45
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
7.5 to 8.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 14
0 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.35
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 39.7 to 46
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25