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C75700 Nickel Silver vs. 1050 Aluminum

C75700 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 1050 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 C75700 nickel silver and the bottom bar is 1050 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
68
Elongation at Break, % 3.2 to 22
4.6 to 37
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
26
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 370
52 to 81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 610
76 to 140
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 470 to 580
25 to 120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
650
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.0
61
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
200

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.4
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 120
5.4 to 22
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 930 to 1410
4.6 to 110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 20
7.8 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
15 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
94
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 23
3.4 to 6.2

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
99.5 to 100
Copper (Cu), % 63.5 to 66.5
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 13
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.25
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 19.2 to 25.5
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0