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A206.0 Aluminum vs. C77300 Nickel Silver

A206.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C77300 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 22 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 A206.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C77300 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 440
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 670
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
920
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
5.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 90
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
26
Density, g/cm3 3.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 41
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 39 to 43
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 19
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.9 to 95.7
0 to 0.010
Copper (Cu), % 4.2 to 5.0
46 to 50
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.15
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
9.0 to 11
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.25
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
0.040 to 0.25
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
37.9 to 45
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5