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6262 Aluminum vs. C77000 Nickel Silver

6262 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C77000 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 C77000 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 390
420 to 800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 44
5.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
6.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
31
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 39
14 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 42
15 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 69
8.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 18
15 to 28

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
53.5 to 56.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.25
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
16.5 to 19.5
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
22.7 to 30
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5