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1350 Aluminum vs. C76400 Nickel Silver

1350 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C76400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 1350 aluminum and the bottom bar is C76400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 68 to 190
590 to 610

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 650
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
31
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 61 to 62
5.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 200 to 210
6.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
32
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.0 to 19
19 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 27
18 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 96
9.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0 to 8.2
19 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.5 to 100
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.010
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
58.5 to 61.5
Gallium (Ga), % 0 to 0.030
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
16.5 to 19.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.020
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.020
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.050
17.7 to 25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5