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6005A Aluminum vs. C97400 Nickel Silver

6005A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C97400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 6005A aluminum and the bottom bar is C97400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
120
Elongation at Break, % 8.6 to 17
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 300
260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 270
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 180 to 190
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 47 to 50
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 150 to 170
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
33
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24 to 29
43
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 76 to 530
59
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 30
8.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 36
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 72 to 79
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6 to 13
8.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.5 to 99.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
58 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
4.5 to 5.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
15.5 to 17
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 0.9
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
10 to 19.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0