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336.0 Aluminum vs. C77000 Nickel Silver

336.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C77000 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 C77000 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 75
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250 to 320
420 to 800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 570
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
5.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 95
6.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
31
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.3
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
14 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32 to 38
15 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
8.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 16
15 to 28

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 79.1 to 85.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.5
53.5 to 56.5
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
22.7 to 30
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5