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201.0 Aluminum vs. C79200 Nickel Silver

201.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C79200 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, 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 201.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C79200 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 470
480 to 540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
910
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30 to 33
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 87 to 97
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 38
30
Density, g/cm3 3.1
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.7
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
56

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 42
16 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37 to 44
16 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 45
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 25
16 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 92.1 to 95.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.2
59 to 66.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.8 to 1.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.15 to 0.55
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
11 to 13
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silver (Ag), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
17.9 to 29.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5