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3105 Aluminum vs. C75200 Nickel Silver

3105 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C75200 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 3105 aluminum and the bottom bar is C75200 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
47
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 120 to 240
400 to 660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1110
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
33
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 44
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
33
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 24
13 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 31
14 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 68
9.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.2 to 11
13 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96 to 99.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
63.5 to 66.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
16.5 to 19.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.4
12.7 to 20
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5