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C78200 Nickel Silver vs. 359.0 Aluminum

C78200 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 359.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 C78200 nickel silver and the bottom bar is 359.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
71
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 40
3.8 to 4.9
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
27
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 400
220 to 230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 630
340 to 350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170 to 570
250 to 280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
530
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.4
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1090

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18 to 120
12 to 15
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 1440
450 to 540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
54
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 21
37 to 38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 19
42 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 15
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 21
16 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
88.9 to 91
Copper (Cu), % 63 to 67
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.5 to 0.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 7.0 to 9.0
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
8.5 to 9.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 20.2 to 28.5
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15