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7010 Aluminum vs. C73500 Nickel Silver

7010 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C73500 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 7010 aluminum and the bottom bar is C73500 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
47
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 590
380 to 580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1140
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
1090
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
6.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
6.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
35
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 47 to 54
12 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47 to 52
13 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 26
13 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.9 to 90.6
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.0
70.5 to 73.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.1 to 2.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
16.5 to 19.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.12
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.060
0
Zinc (Zn), % 5.7 to 6.7
5.7 to 13
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.1 to 0.16
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5