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238.0 Aluminum vs. C77600 Nickel Silver

238.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C77600 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 238.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C77600 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 76
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.5
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 430
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 840
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 67
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
27
Density, g/cm3 3.4
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.4
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
60
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.9
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
7.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 42
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.1
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 81.9 to 84.9
0
Copper (Cu), % 9.5 to 10.5
42 to 45
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 1.5
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0
12 to 14
Silicon (Si), % 3.6 to 4.4
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 1.5
39.7 to 46
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5