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C77600 Nickel Silver vs. C443.0 Aluminum

C77600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while C443.0 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 C443.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
71
Elongation at Break, % 30
9.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
27
Shear Strength, MPa 410
130
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
470
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 830
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 790
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
900
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
37
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
120

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
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 60
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
17
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470
70
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.9
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
89.6 to 95.5
Copper (Cu), % 42 to 45
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 14
0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
4.5 to 6.0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 39.7 to 46
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25