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1050 Aluminum vs. C77100 Nickel Silver

1050 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C77100 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 1050 aluminum and the bottom bar is C77100 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 76 to 140
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 25 to 120
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 650
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 61
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 200
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
27
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 4.6 to 110
1280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.8 to 14
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 22
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 94
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.4 to 6.2
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.5 to 100
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
52 to 56
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 12
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.050
30.6 to 39
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5