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B535.0 Aluminum vs. C74000 Nickel Silver

B535.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C74000 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 B535.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C74000 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 66
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
380 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 82
42

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
30
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
13 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35
14 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
13 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.7 to 93.4
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
69 to 73.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 6.5 to 7.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 11
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
14.2 to 22
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5