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852.0 Aluminum vs. C77000 Nickel Silver

852.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C77000 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 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 852.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C77000 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200
420 to 800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 210
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 840
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 180
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
5.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
6.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
31
Density, g/cm3 3.2
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 43
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
14 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
15 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 65
8.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.7
15 to 28

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 86.6 to 91.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.7 to 2.3
53.5 to 56.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 0.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.9 to 1.5
16.5 to 19.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Tin (Sn), % 5.5 to 7.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
22.7 to 30
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5