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5383 Aluminum vs. C77100 Nickel Silver

5383 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C77100 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 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 5383 aluminum and the bottom bar is C77100 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 370
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 310
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 97
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
27
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 690
1280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 38
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38 to 42
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 92 to 95.3
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
52 to 56
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.0 to 5.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 12
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.4
30.6 to 39
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5