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A201.0 Aluminum vs. C79600 Nickel Silver

A201.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C79600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 A201.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C79600 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
110
Elongation at Break, % 4.7
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 90
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
25
Density, g/cm3 3.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1250
400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 44
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 45
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 46
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.7 to 95.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
43.5 to 46.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.4
1.5 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 11
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
38.3 to 45.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5