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C77600 Nickel Silver vs. A535.0 Aluminum

C77600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while A535.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 26 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 A535.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
67
Elongation at Break, % 30
9.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
25
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
120

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
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
910
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
23
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
79

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
9.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 60
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.9
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
33
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
91.4 to 93.4
Copper (Cu), % 42 to 45
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
6.5 to 7.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0.1 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 14
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 39.7 to 46
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15