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772.0 Aluminum vs. C75700 Nickel Silver

772.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C75700 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 772.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C75700 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
120
Elongation at Break, % 6.3 to 8.4
3.2 to 22
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260 to 320
590 to 610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 250
470 to 580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
30
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 16 to 25
19 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 350 to 430
930 to 1410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 31
19 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31 to 36
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 14
22 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.2 to 93.2
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.060 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
63.5 to 66.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
11 to 13
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 6.0 to 7.0
19.2 to 25.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5