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7003 Aluminum vs. C77600 Nickel Silver

7003 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C77600 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 7003 aluminum and the bottom bar is C77600 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
110
Elongation at Break, % 11
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
43
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 230
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350 to 390
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 310
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
27
Density, g/cm3 2.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
60
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 37 to 41
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 630 to 710
470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 37
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37 to 40
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 17
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.6 to 94.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
42 to 45
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0
12 to 14
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 5.0 to 6.5
39.7 to 46
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.050 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5