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C75700 Nickel Silver vs. 5086 Aluminum

C75700 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 5086 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 C75700 nickel silver and the bottom bar is 5086 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
68
Elongation at Break, % 3.2 to 22
1.7 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
26
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 370
160 to 230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 610
270 to 390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 470 to 580
110 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.0
31
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
100

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
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 120
5.8 to 42
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 930 to 1410
86 to 770
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 20
28 to 40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
34 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
52
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 23
12 to 17

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
93 to 96.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.050 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 63.5 to 66.5
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 13
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 19.2 to 25.5
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.15