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5051A Aluminum vs. C73500 Nickel Silver

5051A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C73500 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 5051A aluminum and the bottom bar is C73500 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
47
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170
380 to 580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1140
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1090
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 39
6.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
6.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
35
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 18
12 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
13 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 63
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6
13 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.1 to 98.6
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
70.5 to 73.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.45
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.4 to 2.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
16.5 to 19.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
5.7 to 13
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5