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C77600 Nickel Silver vs. A356.0 Aluminum

C77600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while A356.0 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 A356.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
70
Elongation at Break, % 30
3.0 to 6.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
160 to 270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
83 to 200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 830
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 790
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
900
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 60
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
4.8 to 15
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470
49 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.9
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
17 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
25 to 36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
7.6 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
91.1 to 93.3
Copper (Cu), % 42 to 45
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.25 to 0.45
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 14
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
6.5 to 7.5
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 39.7 to 46
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15