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C77600 Nickel Silver vs. EN AC-44500 Aluminum

C77600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-44500 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-44500 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
72
Elongation at Break, % 30
1.1
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
570
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 830
590
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 790
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
900
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
2.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 60
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1050

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
2.6
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.9
16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
55
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
83.7 to 89.5
Copper (Cu), % 42 to 45
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 14
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
10.5 to 13.5
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 39.7 to 46
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25