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C78200 Nickel Silver vs. 392.0 Aluminum

C78200 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 392.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 28 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 392.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
75
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 40
0.86
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
28
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 630
290
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170 to 570
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
670
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
670
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
90

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
10
Density, g/cm3 8.4
2.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
7.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
950

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18 to 120
2.4
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 1440
490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
17
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
56
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 21
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 19
39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 15
60
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 21
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
73.9 to 80.6
Copper (Cu), % 63 to 67
0.4 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 7.0 to 9.0
0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
18 to 20
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 20.2 to 28.5
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5