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C75700 Nickel Silver vs. 5040 Aluminum

C75700 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 5040 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 5040 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
70
Elongation at Break, % 3.2 to 22
5.7 to 6.8
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
26
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 370
140 to 150
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 610
240 to 260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 470 to 580
190 to 230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.0
41
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.4
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 120
14 to 15
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 930 to 1410
260 to 380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 20
24 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
31 to 32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
64
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 23
10 to 11

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
95.2 to 98
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 63.5 to 66.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
1.0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.9 to 1.4
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 13
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 19.2 to 25.5
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.15