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296.0 Aluminum vs. C77300 Nickel Silver

296.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C77300 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 296.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C77300 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260 to 270
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
920
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33 to 37
5.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99 to 110
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
26
Density, g/cm3 3.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 25
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30 to 31
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 89 to 94
0 to 0.010
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
46 to 50
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.2
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.35
9.0 to 11
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.25
Silicon (Si), % 2.0 to 3.0
0.040 to 0.25
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
37.9 to 45
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5