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6105 Aluminum vs. C77100 Nickel Silver

6105 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 (4, 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 6105 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 190 to 280
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 270
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 180 to 190
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 46 to 50
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 150 to 170
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 8.3
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 550
1280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 29
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 35
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 72 to 79
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6 to 12
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.2 to 99
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
52 to 56
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.45 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 12
Silicon (Si), % 0.6 to 1.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
30.6 to 39
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5