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358.0 Aluminum vs. C76200 Nickel Silver

358.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C76200 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 358.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C76200 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350 to 370
390 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 520
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
29
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.7
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 1090
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37 to 39
13 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 42 to 44
14 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 63
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 17
13 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 89.1 to 91.8
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
57 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
11 to 13.5
Silicon (Si), % 7.6 to 8.6
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
24.2 to 32
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5