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7108A Aluminum vs. C77100 Nickel Silver

7108A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C77100 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 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 7108A aluminum and the bottom bar is C77100 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 300
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
27
Density, g/cm3 2.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 610 to 640
1280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 34
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 16
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.6 to 94.4
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.040
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
52 to 56
Gallium (Ga), % 0 to 0.030
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.7 to 1.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 12
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 4.8 to 5.8
30.6 to 39
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5