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4343 Aluminum vs. C74500 Nickel Silver

4343 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C74500 nickel silver belongs to the copper 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 4343 aluminum and the bottom bar is C74500 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
120
Elongation at Break, % 4.4
3.0 to 24
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
44
Shear Strength, MPa 64
310 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110
390 to 700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 62
380 to 600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 510
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 180
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 44
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 150
9.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
29
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 1100
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.1
12 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 27
620 to 1540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
13 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
14 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 77
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.2
13 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.3 to 93.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
63.5 to 66.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 11
Silicon (Si), % 6.8 to 8.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
21.2 to 27.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5