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515.0 Aluminum vs. 85-silver 15-nickel

515.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while 85-silver 15-nickel belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 515.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 85-silver 15-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
88
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
32
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
260 to 470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
870
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
960
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
270
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.6
10

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
4.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
14
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
7.1 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
8.9 to 13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
12 to 21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.6 to 96.6
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.5 to 4.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
13.8 to 16
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 10
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
84 to 86
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2