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444.0 Aluminum vs. C78200 Nickel Silver

444.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C78200 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 444.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C78200 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
110
Elongation at Break, % 25
3.0 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190
370 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 83
170 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
28
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 39
18 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 49
130 to 1440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
12 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
14 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 67
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.8
12 to 21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.5 to 93.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
63 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Silicon (Si), % 6.5 to 7.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.35
20.2 to 28.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5