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6101A Aluminum vs. C97300 Nickel Silver

6101A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C97300 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 6101A aluminum and the bottom bar is C97300 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
110
Elongation at Break, % 11
9.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 55
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 180
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
30
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24
18
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
59
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
7.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
9.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 84
9.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10
8.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.9 to 99.3
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
53 to 58
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
8.0 to 11
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.9
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
11 to 14
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.7
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
17 to 25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0