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3004 Aluminum vs. C75700 Nickel Silver

3004 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C75700 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 3004 aluminum and the bottom bar is C75700 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 19
3.2 to 22
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
45
Shear Strength, MPa 100 to 180
350 to 370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170 to 310
590 to 610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 68 to 270
470 to 580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 42
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
30
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.2 to 27
19 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 33 to 540
930 to 1410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 31
19 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 37
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 65
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6 to 13
22 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.6 to 98.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
63.5 to 66.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
11 to 13
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
19.2 to 25.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5