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240.0 Aluminum vs. C97400 Nickel Silver

240.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C97400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 240.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C97400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 23
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 65
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
33
Density, g/cm3 3.2
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.7
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 1100
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.2
43
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
59
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 43
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
8.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 35
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
8.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 81.7 to 86.9
0
Copper (Cu), % 7.0 to 9.0
58 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
4.5 to 5.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.7
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 0.7
15.5 to 17
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
10 to 19.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0