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535.0 Aluminum vs. C97800 Nickel Silver

535.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C97800 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 535.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C97800 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
130
Elongation at Break, % 10
10
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
48
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1140
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 23
4.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 79
4.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
40
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
7.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.5 to 93.6
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0.0030 to 0.0070
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
64 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 6.2 to 7.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
24 to 27
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.0 to 5.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
1.0 to 4.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4