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358.0 Aluminum vs. C79200 Nickel Silver

358.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C79200 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 C79200 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350 to 370
480 to 540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 520
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
910
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
30
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.7
3.6
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
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37 to 39
16 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 42 to 44
16 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 63
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 17
16 to 18

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
59 to 66.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.8 to 1.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
11 to 13
Silicon (Si), % 7.6 to 8.6
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
17.9 to 29.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5