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A380.0 Aluminum vs. C77400 Nickel Silver

A380.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C77400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 C77400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.3
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
42
Shear Strength, MPa 190
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 510
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
810
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
770
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 78
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
25
Density, g/cm3 2.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.5
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 8.3
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 34
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 80.3 to 89.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
43 to 47
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
9.0 to 11
Silicon (Si), % 7.5 to 9.5
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 3.0
41.3 to 48
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5