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7010 Aluminum vs. C76400 Nickel Silver

7010 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C76400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 C76400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 590
590 to 610

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
31
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
5.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
6.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
32
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 47 to 54
19 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47 to 52
18 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
9.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 26
19 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.9 to 90.6
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.0
58.5 to 61.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
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
17.7 to 25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.1 to 0.16
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5