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319.0 Aluminum vs. C76200 Nickel Silver

319.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C76200 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 319.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C76200 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 240
390 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 480
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 84
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
29
Density, g/cm3 2.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 1080
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 24
13 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 30
14 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6 to 11
13 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.8 to 91.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
57 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.35
11 to 13.5
Silicon (Si), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
24.2 to 32
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5