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333.0 Aluminum vs. C74500 Nickel Silver

333.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C74500 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 333.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C74500 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 2.0
3.0 to 24
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
44
Shear Strength, MPa 190 to 230
310 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 280
390 to 700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 210
380 to 600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 520
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100 to 140
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26 to 35
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 83 to 110
9.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
29
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.1 to 4.6
12 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 290
620 to 1540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 27
13 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 34
14 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42 to 57
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 13
13 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 81.8 to 89
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
63.5 to 66.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.050 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
9.0 to 11
Silicon (Si), % 8.0 to 10
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
21.2 to 27.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5