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2095 Aluminum vs. C79600 Nickel Silver

2095 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 2095 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, % 8.5
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
43
Shear Strength, MPa 410
290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 610
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
25
Density, g/cm3 3.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 1470
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 57
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2640
400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 65
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 59
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 49
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.3 to 94.9
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.9 to 4.6
43.5 to 46.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Lithium (Li), % 0.7 to 1.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
1.5 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 11
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.12
0
Silver (Ag), % 0.25 to 0.6
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
38.3 to 45.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.040 to 0.18
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5