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A357.0 Aluminum vs. C97300 Nickel Silver

A357.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C97300 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 A357.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C97300 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.7
9.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
30
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12
18
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 520
59
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
7.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 43
9.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 68
9.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
8.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.8 to 93
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.35
Beryllium (Be), % 0.040 to 0.070
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
53 to 58
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
8.0 to 11
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
11 to 14
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 6.5 to 7.5
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.040 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
17 to 25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0