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C75700 Nickel Silver vs. EN AC-42000 Aluminum

C75700 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-42000 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 EN AC-42000 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
70
Elongation at Break, % 3.2 to 22
1.1 to 2.4
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 610
170 to 270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 470 to 580
95 to 230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
610
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
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.0
38
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.4
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 120
2.8 to 5.7
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 930 to 1410
64 to 370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 20
18 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
26 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
66
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 23
7.9 to 12

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
89.9 to 93.3
Copper (Cu), % 63.5 to 66.5
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.55
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.15
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.2 to 0.65
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 13
0 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0
6.5 to 7.5
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 19.2 to 25.5
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.15