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6262 Aluminum vs. C77400 Nickel Silver

6262 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C77400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 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 6262 aluminum and the bottom bar is C77400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
110
Elongation at Break, % 4.6 to 10
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
42
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 240
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 390
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 360
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
810
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
770
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 44
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
25
Density, g/cm3 2.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17 to 31
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530 to 940
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 39
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 42
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 18
18

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
43 to 47
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0
Lead (Pb), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 11
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
41.3 to 48
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5