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C75700 Nickel Silver vs. 5182 Aluminum

C75700 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 5182 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 5182 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
68
Elongation at Break, % 3.2 to 22
1.1 to 12
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
25
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 370
170 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 610
280 to 420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 470 to 580
130 to 360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
180
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
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
94

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
8.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 120
2.6 to 49
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 930 to 1410
120 to 950
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 20
29 to 44
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
36 to 47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
53
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 23
12 to 19

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
93.2 to 95.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 63.5 to 66.5
0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 13
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 19.2 to 25.5
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.15