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C77600 Nickel Silver vs. EN AC-43500 Aluminum

C77600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-43500 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-43500 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
72
Elongation at Break, % 30
4.5 to 13
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
220 to 300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
140 to 170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
550
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 830
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 790
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
900
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
38
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
130

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
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 60
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1070

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
12 to 26
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470
130 to 200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.9
16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
54
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
24 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
32 to 39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
10 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
86.4 to 90.5
Copper (Cu), % 42 to 45
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.1 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0.4 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 14
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
9.0 to 11.5
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 39.7 to 46
0 to 0.070
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15