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357.0 Aluminum vs. C77400 Nickel Silver

357.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C77400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 357.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C77400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
42
Shear Strength, MPa 200
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
810
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
770
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 39
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
25
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 620
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 43
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.3 to 93.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
43 to 47
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.45 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 11
Silicon (Si), % 6.5 to 7.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.050
41.3 to 48
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5