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A380.0 Aluminum vs. C73100 Nickel Silver

A380.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C73100 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 A380.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C73100 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.3
3.4 to 8.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
43
Shear Strength, MPa 190
260 to 370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290
450 to 640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
420 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 510
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
35
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 78
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
28
Density, g/cm3 2.9
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.5
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 8.3
21 to 35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
790 to 1560
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
15 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 34
15 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
15 to 21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 80.3 to 89.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
70.8 to 78
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
4.0 to 6.0
Silicon (Si), % 7.5 to 9.5
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 3.0
18 to 22
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5