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5056 Aluminum vs. C77300 Nickel Silver

5056 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 (10, 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 5056 aluminum and the bottom bar is C77300 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 460
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
920
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
5.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
26
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 48
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 50
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93 to 95.4
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
46 to 50
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.5 to 5.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 11
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.25
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0.040 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
37.9 to 45
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5