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C77600 Nickel Silver vs. 711.0 Aluminum

C77600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 711.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 711.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
71
Elongation at Break, % 30
7.8
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 830
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 790
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
860
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 60
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
15
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.9
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
45
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
9.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
89.8 to 92.7
Copper (Cu), % 42 to 45
0.35 to 0.65
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0.7 to 1.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.25 to 0.45
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 14
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.3
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 39.7 to 46
6.0 to 7.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15