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7108A Aluminum vs. C75200 Nickel Silver

7108A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C75200 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 7108A aluminum and the bottom bar is C75200 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
47
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
400 to 660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1110
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
33
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
33
Density, g/cm3 2.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 34
13 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
14 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
9.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 16
13 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.6 to 94.4
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.040
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
63.5 to 66.5
Gallium (Ga), % 0 to 0.030
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.7 to 1.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
16.5 to 19.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 4.8 to 5.8
12.7 to 20
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5