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C77600 Nickel Silver vs. EN AC-21200 Aluminum

C77600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-21200 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 EN AC-21200 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
71
Elongation at Break, % 30
3.9 to 6.2
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
410 to 440
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
270 to 360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 830
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 790
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
880
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
10
Density, g/cm3 7.9
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 60
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
16 to 22
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470
500 to 930
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.9
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
38 to 40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
41 to 43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
18 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
93.3 to 95.7
Copper (Cu), % 42 to 45
4.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.030
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.15 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0.2 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 14
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 39.7 to 46
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1