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A380.0 Aluminum vs. C75700 Nickel Silver

A380.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C75700 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 C75700 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
120
Elongation at Break, % 3.3
3.2 to 22
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
45
Shear Strength, MPa 190
350 to 370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290
590 to 610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
470 to 580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 510
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 78
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
30
Density, g/cm3 2.9
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.5
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 8.3
19 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
930 to 1410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
19 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 34
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
22 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 80.3 to 89.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
63.5 to 66.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 0.25
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
11 to 13
Silicon (Si), % 7.5 to 9.5
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 3.0
19.2 to 25.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5