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384.0 Aluminum vs. C79600 Nickel Silver

384.0 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 384.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C79600 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 74
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.5
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
43
Shear Strength, MPa 200
290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 550
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 69
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
25
Density, g/cm3 2.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.4
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 1010
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.9
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 77.3 to 86.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.5
43.5 to 46.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
1.5 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
9.0 to 11
Silicon (Si), % 10.5 to 12
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 3.0
38.3 to 45.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5