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772.0 Aluminum vs. C77600 Nickel Silver

772.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C77600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 C77600 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.3 to 8.4
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260 to 320
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 250
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
27
Density, g/cm3 3.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
60
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 16 to 25
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 350 to 430
470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 31
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31 to 36
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 14
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.2 to 93.2
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.060 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
42 to 45
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0
12 to 14
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 6.0 to 7.0
39.7 to 46
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5