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2011A Aluminum vs. C79600 Nickel Silver

2011A 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 (2, 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 2011A aluminum and the bottom bar is C79600 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 16
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
43
Shear Strength, MPa 190 to 250
290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 410
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140 to 310
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 96
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
25
Density, g/cm3 3.1
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 20 to 40
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 670
400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 44
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 37
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33 to 40
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 49
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.5 to 95.1
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Copper (Cu), % 4.5 to 6.0
43.5 to 46.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.6
0.8 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 11
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
38.3 to 45.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5