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358.0 Aluminum vs. C77300 Nickel Silver

358.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C77300 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 22 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 358.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C77300 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350 to 370
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 520
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
920
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
5.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
26
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.7
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 1090
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37 to 39
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 42 to 44
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 17
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 89.1 to 91.8
0 to 0.010
Beryllium (Be), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
46 to 50
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 11
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.25
Silicon (Si), % 7.6 to 8.6
0.040 to 0.25
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
37.9 to 45
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5