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336.0 Aluminum vs. C76400 Nickel Silver

336.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C76400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 C76400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 75
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250 to 320
590 to 610

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 570
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
31
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
5.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 95
6.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
32
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 1010
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 32
19 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32 to 38
18 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
9.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 16
19 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 79.1 to 85.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.5
58.5 to 61.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.2
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
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
16.5 to 19.5
Silicon (Si), % 11 to 13
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.35
17.7 to 25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5