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6063A Aluminum vs. C74400 Nickel Silver

6063A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C74400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 6063A aluminum and the bottom bar is C74400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.7 to 18
43
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
39
Shear Strength, MPa 78 to 150
240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 130 to 260
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 55 to 200
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
910
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 49 to 54
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 160 to 180
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
25
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13 to 21
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 22 to 280
63
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 26
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 33
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 83
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.6 to 11
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.5 to 99
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
62 to 66
Iron (Fe), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 0.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
29.6 to 36
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3