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364.0 Aluminum vs. C75400 Nickel Silver

364.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C75400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 364.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C75400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
120
Elongation at Break, % 7.5
2.0 to 43
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
46
Shear Strength, MPa 200
250 to 370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300
370 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
130 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 520
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
7.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
32
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 1080
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
12 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
75 to 1450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
12 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
13 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
12 to 21

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 87.2 to 92
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0.020 to 0.040
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.25 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
63.5 to 66.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.15
14 to 16
Silicon (Si), % 7.5 to 9.5
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
16.2 to 22.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.5