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7010 Aluminum vs. C97300 Nickel Silver

7010 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C97300 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 C97300 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.9 to 6.8
9.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 590
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410 to 540
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
30
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22 to 33
18
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1230 to 2130
59
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 47 to 54
7.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47 to 52
9.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
9.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 26
8.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.9 to 90.6
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.0
53 to 58
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
8.0 to 11
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.1 to 2.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
11 to 14
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.060
0
Zinc (Zn), % 5.7 to 6.7
17 to 25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.1 to 0.16
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0