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A360.0 Aluminum vs. C75400 Nickel Silver

A360.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C75400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 A360.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C75400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.6 to 5.0
2.0 to 43
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
46
Shear Strength, MPa 180
250 to 370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180 to 320
370 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170 to 260
130 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 530
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 680
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
7.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
32
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.6 to 13
12 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190 to 470
75 to 1450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 34
12 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 39
13 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.5 to 15
12 to 21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.8 to 90.6
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
63.5 to 66.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
14 to 16
Silicon (Si), % 9.0 to 10
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
16.2 to 22.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5