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6262 Aluminum vs. C73100 Nickel Silver

6262 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C73100 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 6262 aluminum and the bottom bar is C73100 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
110
Elongation at Break, % 4.6 to 10
3.4 to 8.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
43
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 240
260 to 370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 390
450 to 640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 360
420 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
35
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 44
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
28
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17 to 31
21 to 35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530 to 940
790 to 1560
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 39
15 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 42
15 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 69
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 18
15 to 21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.7 to 97.8
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.040 to 0.14
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.15 to 0.4
70.8 to 78
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
18 to 22
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5