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B535.0 Aluminum vs. C75700 Nickel Silver

B535.0 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 (2, 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 C75700 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 66
120
Elongation at Break, % 10
3.2 to 22
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
45
Shear Strength, MPa 210
350 to 370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
590 to 610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
470 to 580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 82
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
30
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22
19 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
930 to 1410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
19 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
22 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.7 to 93.4
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
63.5 to 66.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 6.5 to 7.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
11 to 13
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
19.2 to 25.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5