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336.0 Aluminum vs. C74500 Nickel Silver

336.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C74500 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 336.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C74500 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 75
120
Elongation at Break, % 0.5
3.0 to 24
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
44
Shear Strength, MPa 190 to 250
310 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250 to 320
390 to 700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 300
380 to 600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 570
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 95
9.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
29
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 1010
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.1 to 1.6
12 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 580
620 to 1540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 32
13 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32 to 38
14 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 16
13 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 79.1 to 85.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.5
63.5 to 66.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.2
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.7 to 1.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 3.0
9.0 to 11
Silicon (Si), % 11 to 13
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.35
21.2 to 27.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5