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201.0 Aluminum vs. C76400 Nickel Silver

201.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C76400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, 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 201.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C76400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 470
590 to 610

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
31
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30 to 33
5.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 87 to 97
6.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 38
32
Density, g/cm3 3.1
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.7
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
63

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 42
19 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37 to 44
18 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 45
9.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 25
19 to 20

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 92.1 to 95.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.2
58.5 to 61.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.15 to 0.55
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
16.5 to 19.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silver (Ag), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
17.7 to 25
Residuals, % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5