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A206.0 Aluminum vs. C77100 Nickel Silver

A206.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C77100 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 A206.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C77100 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 440
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 380
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 670
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 90
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
27
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 440 to 1000
1280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 41
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 39 to 43
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 19
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.9 to 95.7
0
Copper (Cu), % 4.2 to 5.0
52 to 56
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.15
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
9.0 to 12
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
30.6 to 39
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5