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710.0 Aluminum vs. C74400 Nickel Silver

710.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C74400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 710.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C74400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.2 to 3.6
43
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
39
Shear Strength, MPa 180
240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 250
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
910
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
25
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.9 to 7.9
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 190
63
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 53
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 11
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.5 to 93.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.35 to 0.65
62 to 66
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 6.0 to 7.0
29.6 to 36
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3