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C75700 Nickel Silver vs. EN AC-46500 Aluminum

C75700 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-46500 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-46500 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
74
Elongation at Break, % 3.2 to 22
1.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
28
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 610
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 470 to 580
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
520
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
520
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.0
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
81

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
10
Density, g/cm3 8.4
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
7.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1030

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 120
2.3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 930 to 1410
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 20
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
41
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 23
12

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
77.9 to 90
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 63.5 to 66.5
2.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.050 to 0.55
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 13
0 to 0.55
Silicon (Si), % 0
8.0 to 11
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 19.2 to 25.5
0 to 3.0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25