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C77600 Nickel Silver vs. 5254 Aluminum

C77600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 5254 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 5254 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
68
Elongation at Break, % 30
3.4 to 22
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
26
Shear Strength, MPa 410
150 to 200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
240 to 350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
100 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 830
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 790
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
900
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
110

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
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
11 to 41
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470
73 to 550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.9
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
25 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
32 to 41
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
10 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
94.4 to 96.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 42 to 45
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.45
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
3.1 to 3.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.010
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 14
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.45
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 39.7 to 46
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15