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5456 Aluminum vs. 90-silver 10-nickel

5456 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while 90-silver 10-nickel belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, 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 5456 aluminum and the bottom bar is 90-silver 10-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
82
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
30
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 340
250 to 420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
960
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
260
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
90
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 97
79

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.7
10

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
4.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
14
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 35
6.7 to 11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38 to 40
8.5 to 12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 15
11 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 92 to 94.8
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.7 to 5.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.8 to 11
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
89 to 91
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2

Comparable Variants