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332.0 Aluminum vs. Commercially Pure Silver

332.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while commercially pure silver belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 21 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 332.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is commercially pure silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
71
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
1.1 to 29
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.37
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Shear Strength, MPa 190
120 to 190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
190 to 340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 530
110
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
960
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
960
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
240
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
420
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
100
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 84
87

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.8
10

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
3.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
13
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
4.9 to 8.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
6.9 to 10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
170
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
9.5 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 80.1 to 89
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.2
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 8.5 to 10.5
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
99.9 to 100
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1