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3003 Aluminum vs. C74000 Nickel Silver

3003 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 (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 3003 aluminum and the bottom bar is C74000 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110 to 240
380 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 44
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
42

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
30
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 24
13 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 30
14 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.7 to 10
13 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.8 to 99
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.050 to 0.2
69 to 73.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 11
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
14.2 to 22
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5