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1060 Aluminum vs. C79600 Nickel Silver

1060 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C79600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 1060 aluminum and the bottom bar is C79600 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 30
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
43
Shear Strength, MPa 42 to 75
290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 67 to 130
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 17 to 110
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 650
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 62
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 210
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
25
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 0.57 to 37
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2.1 to 89
400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.9 to 13
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 21
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 96
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0 to 5.6
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.6 to 100
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
43.5 to 46.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
1.5 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 11
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.050
38.3 to 45.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5